For Trump it is just a grift... Donald Trump wants his '74 million' supporters to sign a petition railing against his potential arrest. Those who sign it are asked to donate $3,300 and more. https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-wants-74-million-070622441.html Donald Trump emailed voters on Monday asking them to sign a petition protesting his possible arrest. His team says they're compiling "millions and millions" of signatures decrying the "threats." He also asked for donations to his campaign, with suggested amounts ranging from $24 to $3,300. Former President Donald Trump asked his followers to sign a petition denouncing his potential arrest in New York. But signing this petition leads people straight to a page where they're asked to give $3,300 or other suggested amounts of cash to his 2024 campaign. "They're trying to intimidate YOU and cancel out YOUR vote!" Trump's team wrote in a Monday email to supporters seen by Insider. "Which is why the Trump for President 2024 campaign is compiling millions and millions of petition signatures from Americans like you CONDEMNING these threats of a possible arrest," the email said. It also called on "74 million patriots" to answer the call and sign the petition. Trump could soon be indicted by a New York grand jury in connection with the Stormy Daniels hush money payments case. Trump has claimed without evidence that he may be arrested on Tuesday, though no indictment has been confirmed by the Manhattan district attorney's office. Upon clicking the petition link in the message, recipients are taken to a page asking for donations to "help DEFEND our America First movement during these dark times." The message says supporters can donate any amount, but suggests sums like $500, $1,000, and $3,300, among others. Trump did not specify how he intends to use such a list of supporters, nor did the website display a tracker of how many signatures had been collected. The Trump campaign also claims that donations via this form will yield a "1,500%" impact, but doesn't explain how Trump will do this. He often promises donors that he will multiply the effectiveness of their cash donations many times. The claim is a fundraising gimmick that's been also used by other politicians, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. However, many campaigns are now avoiding the tactic after the Justice Department in 2021 sentenced a political scam artist to 20 years in prison, in part for using this claim fraudulently. Trump has repeatedly tried to raise funds off investigations or government actions against him. Such instances include when the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence and when the January 6 House committee voted to subpoena him. Most recently, he's been using rumors of his indictment to raise funds on his social media platform, Truth Social, Insider previously reported. He said supporters shouldn't send him anything if they are "doing poorly," but told them to "send your contribution" if they are "doing well." The former president and his team also send emails to potential donors every day, often touting rewards like a chance to dine with Trump, the privilege of signing his birthday card. One such email in June promised supporters the title of "Great MAGA King Status" — which appears to essentially be an animated GIF of a scroll. Trump has been accused by the January 6 House Committee of raising some $170 million off his baseless election fraud claims. However, he's unlikely to face fraud charges on these allegations, legal experts previously told Insider. Representatives for Trump and the Manhattan DA's office did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Read the original article on Business Insider
Trump Did Not Get Arrested Today, But He Fleeced Supporters By Pretending He Would Be https://www.mediaite.com/politics/t...fleeced-supporters-by-pretending-he-would-be/
"Getting arrested on Tuesday" was just a grift. Donald Trump's fans sent him $1.5 million in 3 days after he falsely claimed that he'd get arrested on Tuesday https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trumps-fans-sent-him-041538634.html
In this episode of Fleecing o' the Rubes, this man sets up a Trump PAC only to scam his donors for over a million dollars. When caught he was sentenced to......paying some taxes. Feds: Catonsville man failed to pay taxes, set up PAC to infer support for former President Trump https://www.wbaltv.com/article/ian-...rge-trump-political-action-committee/43660707 CATONSVILLE, Md. — Federal authorities charged a Baltimore County man with failure to file federal income taxes on allegations that he took advantage of supporters of former President Donald Trump. Ian Richard Hawes, 32, was charged in U.S. District Court this week with one misdemeanor count of failure to file his 2016 federal income tax return. According to court documents, Federal Elections Commission paperwork and the internet archive, Hawes set up a political action committee called American Horizons in the spring of 2016. The documents state the PAC raised more than $1.1 million from thousands of donors over eight months by allegedly dangling the prospect of dinner with "the candidate" the PAC was supporting, Trump. But there was no dinner with Trump or anyone else, federal officials claim, and the PAC made no political contributions or political ad buys. Federal officials contend Hawes spent $440,000 to advertise the PAC on Facebook and $375,000 more on himself, from paying off personal credit card debt and student loans to allegedly renting a yacht, taking vacations and buying a car. Hawes answered the phone when 11 News called on Thursday, but he spoke through a statement, saying: "I have already filed a 2016 tax return, albeit not by the due date, and have made a payment to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $110,543, the amount the government contends is owed in their filing. "I have indicated to the U.S. Attorney's Office that I do not dispute the charge and have signed an agreement to plead guilty. I take full responsibility for my failure to file a timely tax return." Hawes told 11 News he has an attorney, and in the statement, said: "I look forward to finally settling this matter and moving forward with my life."