Trump Scammed Supporters Out of $250 Million for Nonexistent Fraud Fund
“Not only was there the Big Lie, there was the Big Ripoff,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) near the end of the Jan. 6 committee’s second hearing in laying out how the Trump campaign scammed money from supporters over false claims of election fraud.
The Trump campaign sent “millions” of emails to Trump supporters about how they needed to “step up” to protect election integrity, according to the Jan. 6 committee. The money would go to the so-called the “Official Election Defense Fund” — which doesn’t appear to have actually existed, according to testimony.
And his supporters will still double down. Because otherwise they have to admit that they got conned by that fuck wad, and we were right the whole time.
Which is exactly the case. They'll just never admit it.
Jan. 6 Committee Confirms 'Big Lie' Was Also a 'Big Ripoff' of Trump Donors
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection on Monday detailed how the Trump campaign blatantly deceived the former president's supporters by using the "Big Lie" of a stolen election to bilk hundreds of millions out of them in massive fundraising blitz.
"Not only was there that big lie, there was the big rip-off."
Amanda Wick, senior investigative counsel for the committee, said in a video presented on the second day of hearings that the campaign sent millions of fundraising emails to supporters in the weeks after the election, "sometimes as many as 25 a day."
Charge him :
Fraud involves using a lie, deception, falsehood, or dishonesty in an attempt to gain a benefit.
unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain a benefit through the use of deceit, lies, or false representations, and with the intent of cheating or deceiving the victim.
https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/Fraud.htm
Federal charges can lead to 10 years or more in federal prison.
As sad as it sounds, if one ever wondered what it was like to be a fanatic worshiping a supremacist dictator, that is, (eg Hitler, Mussolini, etc.), you just need to check Trump supporters. They are a good case for anthropological study. In another time and another place (eg Germany 1934), those same people would have been the same ones extending their right arm. Such a mentality can arise in any country if the conditions align.
It's not about being a Republican or a Democrat, it's just that some people, regardless of their political views, are more predisposed than others to be easily influenced and brainwashed, and there are currently no laws prohibiting the use of simple brainwashing tactics such as hate speech, which is the number one tactic used by all dictators throughout history.
More than half the money given to Trump’s PAC was from retirees
Shortly after he lost the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump embarked on a new, wildly lucrative political effort. The Save America political action committee (PAC) was formed two days after the race was called for Joe Biden and has since become a gathering spot for tens of millions of dollars from Trump supporters.
This isn’t a normal campaign PAC, allowing Trump to pay for certain expenses or contribute to other politicians. It’s a leadership PAC, letting him spend money however he wishes. Like, say, hosting a big rally outside the White House in an effort to retain power. Or paying his future daughter-in-law $60,000 to give a short speech at that rally.
And they'll happily give him more if he asks at the same time they're complaining that they can't afford gas because of Biden.
Yes, Trump supporters are victims of the Big Lie scam. No, you don't have to feel sorry for them
One of the bigger revelations during the Monday House hearing about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is that the scope of the House committee's investigation had grown beyond Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election. We learned on Monday that they also have evidence that Trump used his coup as a means for financial fraud.
During the entire two and a half months between Election Day and Jan. 6, Trump was shaking down his gullible supporters for cash that he claimed would help fight "election fraud." Those funds, however, largely appeared to go into the pockets of Trump and his allies.
It's the Steve Banon deal that gets me chuckling.
Trump gives this man a white house advisor job, then has his supporters donating to a border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.
Steve Banon stole millions from this wall fund and him and his buddies used it to buy a yacht.
Steve Banon is tried and found guilty of frauding the wall fund and goes to jail for it.
Then gets Pardoned by Trump and his supporters cheered about it. Lol cheered about the pardon for the man that stole their money.
‘It’s a Grift’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Made $60,000 Introducing Don Jr. at Coup Rally
Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 to introduce Donald Trump Jr. at the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) broke the news to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday after the Jan. 6 committee’s second hearing, during which Lofgren presented evidence detailing how the Trump campaign used the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen to con supporters to the tune of $250 million. Tapper asked Lofgren about a comment she made after the hearing about Trump and his family benefitting from donations meant to fund election integrity, and if they did so to the extent that it was criminal. “I don’t know. We’re a legislative committee, so that’s for somebody else to decide,” Lofgren replied. “But, for example, we know that [Kimberly] Guilfoyle was paid for the introduction she gave at the speech on January 6th. She received compensation for that.”
It's absolutely insane to me to realize that the "stolen election" nonsense that tore the country in half and nearly destroyed the Republic was driven by a quarter-billion-dollar grift of American voters.
He didn't even believe it himself, he just needed conspiracies and narratives to keep it alive long enough to suck up $250m from people who earnestly believed all of it.
Imagine giving your social security check to a billionaire to fund lawyers who are trying to sort out the election in your guys' favor only to find out he used it to pay his son's future wife $400-a-second to get up on stage and encourage people to commit crimes.
Just How Long Will Trump World Fall for This Long, Long Con?
As I've said before in this space, it's my opinion that you folks who support Donald Trump are, by definition, incapable of that function, so it's foolish to even try. You may think that's harsh. I think it's time-saving.
But I do have a question for you: Don't you feel kind of stupid right now? Doesn't the revelation that it was all a con leave you feeling like a sucker? Doesn't simple human pride have you smarting, at least a little bit?
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