Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raked in about $86 million between Nov. 24 and the end of 2020, a haul that came as the then-president and the GOP sought to undermine the results of the presidential election.
The donations were disclosed in a Friday filing with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) by WinRed, the GOP’s online fundraising platform, and first reported by Bloomberg. WinRed reported raising $207 million for GOP candidates and committees in total from the last week of November to the end of the year.
The bulk of the money Trump raised – $68 million – went to Trump Make America Great Again, which in turn splits donations between Save America, the political action committee the former president started after the election, and the RNC.
Save America, which was started at the tail end of Trump’s presidency, sent out a flood of fundraising solicitations saying that contributions would go toward a legal fund to help contest the results of the election in court. However, the vast majority of the funds ultimately flowed to Save America, with the remaining chunk going to the RNC.
WinRed’s filing shows Trump’s campaign raised $14.1 million from online donors, while Save America got $501,224. Trump Victory, the vehicle Trump used to court big-dollar donors, raised just $24,965 online.
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Trump and GOP raked in $86 million online during push to contest election https://t.co/NVg3TLIAx1 pic.twitter.com/UFtVHtEaWg
— The Hill (@thehill) January 30, 2021
NEW: Trump + RNC raised $255.4 million online in 8 weeks as Trump baselessly made fraud accusations.
FEC filings shows a 50% plunge in daily Trump $ haul as reality set in after the 12/14 Electoral College vote.
W/ @rachel_shorey https://t.co/iqtDT6LfEA
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) January 31, 2021
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