The Self-Funding Claim and the Campaign Finance Record: Audit finding
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump's categorical self-funding statement does not match his campaign's reported individual contributions and joint fundraising. He did provide candidate loans during the primary.
- Roll Call Factbase: Donald Trump Vlog: Self FundingFull transcript; statement that the campaign was totally self-funded
- Federal Election Commission: Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence: Candidate overview, 2016 cycle2015-2016 receipts, candidate loans and individual contributions
- TIME: Donald Trump Campaign Spending More on RentMonth-by-month 2016 Trump Tower rent from FEC filings and campaign response
People and organizations
- America First Audit: The Self-Funding Claim and the Campaign Finance Recordaudit case
- Donald J. Trumpcomparison subject