Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes committee paying his legal bills over RNC
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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.
Allocation sequence and donor-form termsTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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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.
Allocation-form analysisTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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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.
Donor redesignation provisionTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The form permitted donors to designate a different allocation, and the arrangement was disclosed rather than hidden.
Donor redesignation provisionTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: Counterevidence · Counterevidence
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Save America, which had paid Trump's legal expenses, was an early recipient in the disclosed sequence.
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Fundraising materials allocated eligible contributions first to Trump's campaign and then to Save America before later recipients.
Allocation sequence and donor-form termsTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: The record · The record
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The FEC-registered committee was organized around Trump's campaign and allied committees.
Allocation sequence and donor-form termsTrump 47 Joint-Fundraising Priority: The record · The record