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Trump's 2020 campaign refunded $122.7 million to donors

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Reporting and findings

  1. reported

    A New York Times analysis of Federal Election Commission filings reported that Donald Trump's campaign and WinRed issued $122.7 million in refunds in 2020 after using prechecked recurring-payment boxes.

Summary and current status

A New York Times analysis reported that the campaign's prechecked recurring-payment design coincided with $122.7 million in refunds in 2020.

Historical fundraising practice reported from FEC records

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  1. Donald J. Trumpled campaign using prechecked recurring-donation design2020 Trump campaign recurring-donation refunds

Money trail

  1. payment2020 Trump campaign and WinRed donor refunds$122.7 million
    Paid by / source
    Donald Trump campaign and WinRed
    Received by
    Refunded campaign donors
    realized · 2020-12-31 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Refunds reported from 2020 FEC records after use of prechecked recurring-payment boxesPeriod 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31Basis Use the New York Times FEC-record analysis summarized by Forbes for calendar year 2020.Limits The aggregate is reported through a secondary account and does not identify how many donors or transactions received refunds.