Republican Donations Now Likely Paying Trump's Legal Bills [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Mar 22, 2024 at 6:15 AM EDT | Updated Mar 22, 2024 at 7:40 AM EDT
A new Donald Trump fundraiser will spend donations on his campaign and Save America, the political action committee (PAC) that has paid for the Republican's legal bills.
The Associated Press reported it obtained a fundraising invitation outlining the arrangement on Friday, claiming Trump invited donors to Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6. The outlet reports the invitation's fine print says donations to his new committee will first be used to give the maximum amount allowed under federal law to his campaign and that anything else will go towards Save America and then to the RNC and then to state political parties.
Newsweek has not obtained a copy of this invitation to verify it and has contacted a Trump spokesperson by email to comment on this story.
On Wednesday, Trump launched a joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to raise money.
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