Election-Defense Solicitations and Recurring Donations — Audit finding

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   Where the money went, and how the interface was built, contradicted the message the solicitations led with. The post-election $250 million and full-year $122.7 million refund totals overlap in time and measure different things, so they are never added.

   • U.S. House of Representatives: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolAppendix 3, pages 798-806, solicitation examples
   • U.S. House of Representatives: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolAppendix 3, pages 799-803, fund structure and transfers
   • U.S. House of Representatives: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolAppendix 3, post-election receipts and committee allocations
   • Forbes: Trump Campaign Reportedly Forced To Refund More Than $122 Million To DonorsRefund total, rate and recurring-box paragraphs
   • Forbes: Trump Campaign Reportedly Forced To Refund More Than $122 Million To DonorsCampaign response near end