Former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced the huge fundraising boost 24 hours after Trump was convicted in a Manhattan trial.
A 12-person Manhattan jury on Thursday convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a case brought by Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Following the verdict, the former president’s campaign finance website went down and Displayed A 500 error message appeared saying, “Something went wrong.” Just 24 hours after the conviction, the Trump campaign posted on Twitter that it had raised $54.8 million.
“Biden and his Democratic allies are turning our justice system into a political tool, and Americans across the country can’t take it anymore,” campaign senior advisers Suzie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said in a press release. “This momentum is just getting started, and as President Trump so perfectly put it, the American people will come together on November 5th to decide the real story.”
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On Friday morning, the campaign announced it had raised about $35 million in contributions from small donors.
“President Trump and our campaign are incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received from patriots across the country. President Trump is fighting to save our country, and November 5th is the day the American people will have a real verdict,” LaCivita and Wiles said in a statement Friday.
Trump’s conviction centered on charges related to $420,000 payments he made to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, which he accounted for as “legal services” over a 12-month period in 2017. Prosecutors argued during his trial in the spring that Trump’s payments for “legal services” were actually intended to secure a non-disclosure agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about her alleged affair with the former president ahead of the 2016 election.
Jurors found Trump guilty on Thursday after Judge Marchan instructed them they did not have to agree on the “illegal” means Trump allegedly used to influence the election. The judge also faced criticism in April 2023 after it was revealed he had donated $35 to the Democratic Party before the 2020 election, CNN reported. reportAccording to the outlet, Marchand donated $15 to President Joe Biden, who was then challenging Trump for the White House.
Biden was silent on the verdict but spoke about the trial ahead of unscheduled remarks about the Middle East. The president upheld the jury’s verdict, responding to Trump’s complaints that the trial was “rigged.” (Related article: Daily Caller’s “Fraud” Reveals the Radical Steps Democrats Took to Subvert Election)
“This is reckless and dangerous, and it’s irresponsible to say there was fraud just because you don’t like the verdict,” Biden said.
“Our justice system has been around for nearly 250 years and it’s literally the foundation of America. Our justice system. It has to be respected and we can’t let anybody destroy it. That’s it. That’s America. That’s who we are. And God willing, we will always remain that way,” the president added.
