Restaurant executive Andy Puzder, who donated to Romney’s super PAC during the 2012 campaign and to super PACs backing Bush, Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio in this election, contributed more than $69,000 on May 25 to the RNC via Trump Victory, Federal Election Commission records show.
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Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell tweeted about receiving such an email last week.
My Supreme Court pick would have upheld Texas abortion law Trump campaign vetting Chris Christie for VP: reports Trump attacks “sneak” meeting between Clinton, Lynch MORE has still not officially forgiven $50 million in personal loans to his presidential campaign, despite promises that he would do so, NBC News reported on Thursday.
“Why you think it appropriate to write emails to United Kingdom parliamentarians with a begging bowl for your father’s repugnant campaign is completely beyond me”, she wrote to Trump Jr.
That’s one reason why Republican strategist Trace Anderson, president and founder of CFB Strategies, told International Business Times that he doubts the Trump campaign is guilty of any wrongdoing in this case.
The Campaign Legal Center has filed an FEC complaint against Trump over the fundraising letters that his campaign has been sending to foreign nationals.
A link directs to a secure login page and lists suggested contributions ranging from $10 to $2,700.
Links in an email soliciting donations for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are directed to a donation page on Trump’s website. “We’re here to fight side by side with Hillary Clinton”.
So why shouldn’t Trump raise money illegally from foreign government officials in complete contradiction to his nativist “America First” campaign based on jingoism and appeals to racist nationalism?
Oddly, most of the emails appear to have been received by politicians who are unlikely to support Trump. As reported by The Hill on June 29, the Clinton campaign is now doubting Trump’s recent fundraising success.
Asked whether the emails could be coming from a source outside the Trump campaign, Fischer explained it’s “theoretically possible”.
“This happens to all campaigns; Trump just happens to be a lightning rod that has garnered this attention”, said Bocskor.
“This is the first fundraising email I have ever sent on behalf of my campaign”.
Trump writes that the Democrat candidate’s “campaign machine and her liberal media allies are desperate”.
(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.
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That’s because thousands of wealthy Republican campaign donors – people who have given LOTS of money to previous GOP candidates for President like Mitt Romney – are withholding their money from the controversial candidate.
