06/01/2024

Following Guilty Verdict, Trump Campaign Claims $34.8 Million Windfall

The former president's enthusiasts signaled their support monetarily

On Friday, Donald Trump's campaign claimed it had raised more than $34 million immediately following the Thursday evening announcement of his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The massive fundraising haul comes the morning after a jury found the former president guilty in a criminal hush money case filed in a Manhattan court. Shortly after the verdict was announced, the campaign set out to flip his political misfortune into cash, sending out a flood of fundraising emails, social media posts and text messages.

"I was just convicted of a RIGGED political Witch Hunt trial: I DID NOTHING WRONG," the first campaign email read.

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