Special counsel Jack Smith's team has sought a wide range of documents related to former President Donald Trump's fundraising after the 2020 election to determine whether he scammed supporters for donations.
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The probe is focused on Trump's fundraising after the election until he left office on Jan. 20, 2021, when he raised millions by pushing election lies.
Salon
Pretty sure I know where that's landing.
Smith's team investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack sent subpoenas in recent weeks to Trump advisers, former campaign aides, Republican operatives and other consultants involved in the 2020 campaign, according to the report. Some of the people have also been interviewed before a grand jury in D.C.
The charge would be wire fraud.
The House Jan. 6 committee in its report found that the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee's joint fundraising operation raised $250 million between the election and Jan. 6, sending as many as 25 emails per day falsely claiming the election was "rigged."
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Investigators are seeking communications that support or contradict the statements in the fundraising emails and any communications about whether the fundraising emails could incite violence or include false or misleading information.
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Prosecutors have also sought information related to the "Election Defense Fund" cited in certain fundraising emails asking donors to help raise money to challenge the election. Investigators asked for any documents about whether such a fund existed or whether there were plans to create the fund, according to the report.
Trump advisers testified to the Jan. 6 committee that the fund was merely a marketing tactic and never existed.
Case closed.
The Jan. 6 committee concluded that virtually none of the money was spent on recounts or legal challenges. Nearly all of the money went to Trump-allied consultants or was moved into the pro-Trump Save America PAC.
"Not only did President Trump lie to his supporters about the election, but he also ripped them off," the committee's report said.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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