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Trump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority

Trump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority

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Promised
The joint-fundraising notice disclosed participating committees and a sequential allocation formula.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
Fundraising materials allocated eligible contributions first to Trump's campaign and then to Save America before later recipients.Open cited record · 1 sourceSave America, which had paid Trump's legal expenses, was an early recipient in the disclosed sequence.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained
  • Trump campaign and Save America
Who paid
  • Joint-fundraising donors
Audit finding
unresolved

The allocation formula gave Trump's campaign and legal-bill-paying leadership PAC priority in the contribution waterfall; donors received the allocation notice and could designate recipients.

Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

  1. promisedocumented

    The joint-fundraising notice disclosed participating committees and a sequential allocation formula.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  2. actionreported

    Fundraising materials allocated eligible contributions first to Trump's campaign and then to Save America before later recipients.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  3. outcomedocumented

    Save America, which had paid Trump's legal expenses, was an early recipient in the disclosed sequence.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  4. counterevidencereported

    The form permitted donors to designate a different allocation, and the arrangement was disclosed rather than hidden.

    Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

  • counterevidence

    The form permitted donors to designate a different allocation, and the arrangement was disclosed rather than hidden.