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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

Said vs. done

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Post-presidency PAC War Chest

Actions
documentedSave America and related committees filed first-half 2021 receipts and cash balances with the FEC.Federal Election CommissionRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
reportedThe committees reported a large cash balance and described substantial receipts during the period.AxiosRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who gained
  • Save America and related Trump committees
Who paid or was affected
  • Political donors
Promise and assessment
The promise
reportedAt CPAC, Trump directed supporters to contribute through his political operation rather than other Republican fundraising channels.AxiosRead record · 1 source

Promise unresolved

Trump's post-presidency political operation accumulated a large donor-funded cash reserve; the cited record separates new 2021 receipts from transfers and does not treat the entire reported haul as newly raised money.

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