The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund
The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally
“We now know that Donald Trump was told repeatedly by his own family, cabinet and staff that his claims about a stolen election had no merit, and yet he continued to use those claims to raise money,” Becker said.
“He was selling false claims to his supporters. The money they gave was not even being used for what he said it would be used: fighting the election in court.”
The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund
The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally
“We now know that Donald Trump was told repeatedly by his own family, cabinet and staff that his claims about a stolen election had no merit, and yet he continued to use those claims to raise money,” Becker said.
“He was selling false claims to his supporters. The money they gave was not even being used for what he said it would be used: fighting the election in court.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/18/donald-trump-election-defense-fundraising-defrauded-fans
Traitor Trump is guilty of wire fraud.