Trump Is Fundraising For Legal Help Fighting A ‘Stolen’ Election. Nearly All The Money Is Actually Going Elsewhere.

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Talking Points Memo

“Donors who are giving in response to this urgent fundraising message to help defend the integrity of our election are actually helping fund Trump’s post-presidential political vehicle,” Brendan Fischer, director of federal reform at the Campaign Legal Center, told TPM.  “The allocation formula is entirely by choice, and the Trump campaign and RNC decided on that allocation formula,” Fischer said. “There is nothing stopping them from saying that 60 percent of the donations go to the recount account, or that even 100 percent of every donation goes to the recount account until it’s maxed.” 

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