The fateful clash between former President Donald Trump’s legal imbroglio and the 2024 election is deepening amid new signs his GOP poll-topping campaign is partly designed to bankroll his defense and beat criminal charges.
Seriously though, Trump is conning his supporters but there can be a case made that doing so in such bad faith could lead to a lawsuit. Everyone who donated to his campaign can join a class action lawsuit to get their money back.
I don't think that most of them would believe he lied to them if he told them to their faces. They'd come up with some brain bender about how he'd been blackmailed by the Deep State and was only saying ti to say some child in Iowa...
Correct, because admitting that he's lied to them would rupture the very foundation of their beliefs. If he lied about that, what else has he lied about?
Instead they believe it's all a conspiracy. And that gives them power because it makes them feel "privileged" to know the "truth" as they want to believe it.
Edit: I remember, a few years ago, there was an infomercial for like a coin collection made featuring him and I think even a chess set. Everybody is capitalizing on that cult of personality.
Trump supporters are happy to donate to his defense. They truly believe he's innocent, the election was stolen from him, and he's their hero and savior who will reestablish justice.
I think that goes without saying. The court case is nonstop free press for Trump leading up to the election, and unfortunately would probably net him some undecided votes if he wins it. It's basically just 24/7 advertising to his base.
Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump did not have 6 court cases against him in 2016. He has already been found guilty of sexual assault by a jury but the Nazi affiliated media didn't report it.
The entire process of them asking for documents back is heavily documented, and at the point you’ve got FBI agents with a warrant walking out with classified documents…. As incontrovertible proof he lied about not having them and was actively refusing to return them.
It can do two things at once, it is bankrolled his defense and also trying to win election. Particularly since he would be shielded from prosecution while in office.
This is like writing an article titled "New signs campaign is designed to raise money" like yes it is doing that, but you're just deciding that's the main thing the campaign is doing.
The article does say "partially" in the body, just not the title so they are acknowledging that it's both. But this is of course very old news, he's been doing it since his first campaign. Still, it's probably good to reiterate it as he does it further and for people who don't pay as much attention.