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☆ Big donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund is target of lawsuit alleging fraud by donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There is no public evidence that Giuliani and Martorano know each other. Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman, in an email to CNBC, said "This is a lawsuit unrelated to us." CNBC requested comment from lawyers for Martorano, his wife, and the other defendants in both the Georgia lawsuit and a federal civil racketeering and fraud lawsuit in California related to the alleged skincare cream scam. In her ruling, the judge wrote that the plaintiff "has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Konnektive Defendants deceived banks and credit card companies." "The Konnektive software was designed specifically for the purpose of facilitating automated bank fraud," according to the federal suit.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Bonnie Cash, Rudy Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Martorano, Kevin Kneupper, LeAnne Tan, Ted Goodman, Kathryn Martorano, Konnektive, Kneupper, San Diego judge's, Don Emmert Organizations: New York, U.S, Reuters, New York City, CNBC, La, Visa, Mastercard, Fulton County Superior Court, San Diego, Federal, New, Trump National Golf, AFP, Getty, Trump Save America, Save, Commission Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Martorano, Fulton County, California, San Diego, San, New York, Bedminster , New Jersey

☆ Trump is fundraising to keep NY AG's 'filthy hands' off Trump Tower — but using donor cash this way may be illegal
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In the frenzied fundraising message blasted out to MAGA voters on Wednesday, Trump's campaign called on one million "Pro-Trump patriots to chip in and say, STOP THE WITCH HUNT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP!" AdvertisementIt called for supporters to donate to the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, Trump's main campaign PAC. But it suggested the money would somehow back his battle cry of "KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF TRUMP TOWER!" Kathy Willens/Associated PressRepresentatives for Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment by BI on Thursday. Trump once again railed against his massive civil fraud judgment in a post Thursday to his social media platform, Truth Social, and insisted he did "nothing wrong."

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Mr. Trump, even as he seeks to bring the Republican Party fully on board with his renomination, faces significant questions about the political and financial impact of his many legal troubles. For one thing, both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden are raising money through joint fund-raising committees, which do not have to file reports until April. Mr. Trump, on the other hand, is still fending off a primary challenger, Nikki Haley. And, perhaps more critically, committees backing Mr. Trump are spending millions each month on legal expenses. Mr. Trump faces four criminal indictments along with civil cases, which are proving costly.

Persons: Pete Marovich, Sean Rayford, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump, Biden, Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Haley, Trump’s divisiveness, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Harris, Donald Trump, Donald Trump’s, Steven Cheung, MAGA, Timothy Mellon, Mellon, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: The New York Times, The New York Times Credit, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Federal, Democratic National Committee, Mr, Republican National Committee, Biden, Trump, Trump Save America, PAC Save America, Fox News, Save America, MAGA Inc, PAC, New York Times Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, California

A court filing shows that Giuliani owes more than $1.3 million to the law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron. The lawyer Robert Costello sued Giuliani in September for $1.36 million in unpaid legal fees dating to 2019. Giuliani had planned to raise some of his legal defense money at two of Trump's properties, Andrew Giuliani previously said. "Yes, I gave Rudy $100,000 for his legal defense PAC and I was happy to do so," Elizabeth Ailes told CNBC. And the real estate investment firm Probity International, which is run by Trump donor Robert Zarnegin, gave $35,000 to the Giuliani PAC.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's, Andrew Giuliani, Caryn Borland, Giuliani, Borland, Caryn Hildenbrand, Caryn, Hildenbrand, Michael, Trump, Mike Pence, Caryn Borland's, Joe Biden, Davidoff Hutcher, Citron, Robert Costello, Elizabeth Ailes, Roger Ailes, Rudy, Ailes, Newsmax, Roger, Elizabeth, Donald Trump, Lewis Topper, Robert Zarnegin, Arnold Gumowitz, Andrew Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Martorano Organizations: New York, U.S, CNBC, Living Trust, Trump, Internal Revenue Service, The New York Times, Giuliani, Voting Systems, Washington , D.C, PAC, Fox, Fox News, Businessman, Probity International, Giuliani PAC, Trump Save America Locations: Washington , U.S, del Mar , California, Georgia, Washington ,, Bedminster

☆ Biden tops Trump in 2024 campaign fundraising for third quarter, but ex-president's war chest dwarfs GOP rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But Trump vastly outraised his GOP primary opponents, further establishing his dominance over the crowded field. Biden's campaign alone raised $24.7 million, according to new Federal Election Commission filings. This total included money raised by Trump's joint fundraising committee, Trump Save America JFC, Cheung told CNBC on Monday. Despite Biden's apparent dominance over Trump last quarter, the former president is nonetheless far ahead of his Republican opponents in the GOP primary. Trump's campaign finished the third quarter with just over $37 million in cash on hand, according to FEC records.

Persons: Joe Biden, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Harris, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Steve Cheung, Trump's, Cheung, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis Organizations: White, Republican, GOP, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Democratic, Republican National Committee, Trump Save America, CNBC, Trump, FEC, Florida GOP Gov, Reuters Locations: Rose, Washington, Florida, Georgia

☆ Trump uses Facebook to fund presidential run, two years after Meta banned him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The Meta ad archive shows that since early June, the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee spent more than $500,000 on digital Meta ads. There is no public data showing how much the Meta ads have directly raised for the Trump campaign. Trump's campaign outraised all of his Republican primary opponents in the second quarter, according to Federal Election Commission records. Some of the recent Trump ads falsely claim, for instance, that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, "lets violent murderers and TRUE criminals run wild in her city." Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Source: Meta Ad Library

Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Trump, it's, Andrew Arenge, Arenge, Alex Conant, Sen, Marco Rubio, —, Brad Parscale, Parscale, Jack Smith, Joe Biden's, Republican Sen, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Fani Willis, Willis Organizations: Republican, Reuters, Meta, Facebook, Trump, Trump Save America, Committee, CNBC, University of, Democrats, Republicans, Commission, NBC News, White, Inc, FEC, U.S, Capitol, Atlanta Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, U.S, Canada, New York City, Georgia, New York, Fulton County, Atlanta

☆ Donald Trump has finally broken his silence on X, posting a picture of his mugshot and a defiant message about never surrendering
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump just posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the first time since January 2021. Trump had been silent on the platform since Musk reinstated his account, following his ban. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump has finally broken his silence on X, the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter, posting a picture of his mugshot and a message to his more than 85 million followers. "The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter," Trump told Fox News in April 2022 after Musk announced the acquisition. In his first post on X in more than 30 months, Trump shared his mugshot and a caption, which read: "Never surrender."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Musk, hadn't, Elon Musk, X, Trump's Organizations: Washington , D.C, Twitter, Fox News, Trump Save America, Committee Locations: Washington ,, Georgia

☆ Donald Trump: A stunning possible fourth indictment looms over the former president and the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Trump believes he will be among them and is already fundraising off of the possibility of more criminal charges, casting them as Democratic efforts to interfere in the 2024 election. But there will be key differences between the potential case in Georgia and Trump’s previous indictments. Investigators have long suspected the breach was not an organic effort sprung from sympathetic Trump supporters in the Republican stronghold. Smith, for example, has asked a judge to open a trial into the election interference charges in January – just two weeks before the Iowa caucuses. It’s too early to speculate how headlines about these cases could weigh on Trump or Biden in November 2024.

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☆ Trump campaign is fundraising off of new indictment as reports reveal pro-Trump PAC is doling out millions for legal bills
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday in connection to the January 6 insurrection. Following his third indictment, Trump is asking supporters to donate to his Joint Action Committee. A small percentage of these donations are diverted to his PAC, which is covering his mounting legal bills. In his fundraising request, Trump asks his followers to make a donation in order to "help peacefully DEFEND our movement from the never-ending witch hunts," a term Trump uses often to refer to his legal woes. A representative for Donald Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Joe Biden's, Jack Smith, Mike Pence Organizations: Service, Trump, Trump Save America, Save America PAC, Washington Post, The New York Times, Capitol, Justice Department, Department of Justice Locations: Wall, Silicon

Lawyers for Donald Trump were told Thursday by prosecutors to expect an indictment against the former president in connection with his efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 election, NBC News reported. At around the same time, the grand jury that could soon vote on criminally charging Trump assembled in Washington federal court. A number of those anonymous grand jurors were spotted in the cafeteria and then going to the grand jury room on the courthouse's third floor, according to NBC. Trump last week revealed that Smith had told his lawyers on Sunday that the former president was a criminal target of that investigation and had been offered a four-day window to testify to the grand jury. Smith in early June obtained a grand jury indictment of Trump in Florida federal court on several dozen criminal counts related to his retention of classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago club after he left office in early 2021.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, John Lauro, Trump, Barrett Prettyman, Smith, Joe Biden, Biden, wasn't, Peter Carr Organizations: US Department of Justice, Lawyers, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Department of Justice, NBC, Justice, Electoral College, Congress, Trump Save America, Department, CNBC, Trump Locations: Washington ,, Washington, Trump, Florida, Lago

Which Presidential Candidates Are Leading the 2024 Money Race? Federal disclosures on Saturday provided a first glimpse of the money race between the presidential candidates for 2024, showing who has amassed the most campaign cash so far. Joint Fund-Raising Committees Joint Fund-Raising Committees Allow two or more political committees to raise money together and pass the proceeds along to their member committees. Generally, a leadership PAC cannot spend money directly on the candidate’s campaign. DONATIONS FROM: Other PACs Individuals $5,000 limit $5,000 limit Leadership PAC $5,000 limit $5,000 limit Other PACs Campaign Committees Limit to campaign committees is for the primary election.

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☆ Trump plans 2024 fundraising swing from Georgia to his N.J. golf course as he calls on his bundlers to raise up to $1 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis entered the primary and managed to raise just over $8 million in the first 24 hours of his campaign, according to his team. The Trump campaign is asking bundlers to raise up to $1 million, according to a sign-up form that allows fundraisers to choose a bundler program. A campaign bundler voluntarily helps raise money for their desired candidate running for office through phone calls or other forms of outreach. The invite asks donors to give $23,200, with the funds going toward the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. The June 13 fundraiser calls to raise or give $100,000 for the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee.

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☆ Trump campaign uses newly restored Facebook page to fundraise off indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The archive shows at least three different Trump campaign fundraising ads that leverage the indictment. The Facebook ads, run through Trump's page, say they were paid for by the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. The political action committee raises money for the Trump campaign and Save America, the former president's leadership PAC. The Facebook ad archive shows a majority of those who have seen that Friday fundraising ad alone are men and women over the age of 65. A Trump campaign spokesman did not respond to a request for comment when asked how much the former president's campaign has raised since the indictment.

"Please make a contribution – of truly any amount – to defend our movement from the never-ending witch hunts and WIN the WHITE HOUSE in 2024," said an email sent by a Trump fundraising group called the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. A Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump, who has denied making any payment, has claimed the charges are evidence of a left-wing plot - an argument made in the fundraising email to supporters on Thursday. Trump's online fundraising has shown signs of weakening over the last year, according to financial disclosures made to the Federal Election Commission. At the end of 2022, Trump and an allied super PAC reported having close to $80 million across several fundraising accounts.

☆ Trump's fundraising for presidential bid gets off to modest start
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Tuesday's filings with the Federal Election Commission suggest that Trump's fundraising was also sluggish, leaving him with a far smaller war chest than the more than $100 million Save America had on hand through early 2022. But the Save America group that served as his main fundraising arm was registered to fund other campaigns, not Trump's own. Last year Save America transferred some $60 million to a pro-Trump Super PAC group which is expected to support his presidential run. He also faces a series of legal risks, including a possible investigation into hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Most of that money was raised through another Trump fundraising group called the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, which reported having an additional $3.8 million in the bank at the end of the year.

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