Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14, 2023.
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Former President Donald Trump has raised more than $34 million for its 2024 White House race since the start of the year, fueled by a large round of donations since then. Announcement of criminal denunciations against him in New York, according to his campaign. his total after March 30 indictment approaching what he had been doing over the previous three months.
Trump’s latest fundraising report to be submitted Saturday to the Federal Election Commission will show he has raised more than $18.8 million between his main campaign account and the fundraising account. in the first three months of the year, the campaign said.
Of that total for the January 1 to March 31 period, $4 million came after Trump prosecute March 30 by a grand jury in Manhattan on charges related to a case of money gagged from the 2016 election.
Fundraising numbers first reported by politics.
Trump began raising money after learning of his indictment and his campaign said he had received $15.4 million since the announcement of the charges and the deadline for filing the report. fund on Saturday.
Trump, who is also facing several other criminal investigations, tried to use his legal troubles to incite supporters, arguing that all cases were politically motivated. He described the New York allegations as “election interference” but also suggested they could help him win support.
Trump dominated the GOP field in the early stages of the 2024 presidential race. But many multi-dollar GOP donors have sought to send their support elsewhere at this point. Until his indictment, his campaign fundraising had lagged behind the massive sums he raised in a few days or hours when he was president.
Only a few official candidates left in Trump’s UN ambassador race Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina; Former Governor of Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson, who announced it days after Trump’s indictment was filed; and tech entrepreneurs Vivek Ramaswamy.
Many other candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, are expected to enter the race by the time the next fundraising report is due in mid-July.
