Trump Team Claims $141M Fundraising Frenzy in May Amid Criminal Conviction

Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee claim they raked in $141 million in May thanks to a massive influx of donations around the former president’s criminal conviction.

Trump’s campaign on Monday announced the figures—which can’t be confirmed until federal filings are made public later in June—describing May as their most successful month of the year. The campaign said the tsunami of donations reflected the “support for President Trump while facing the sham Biden trial and verdict that outraged and motivated Americans from every walk of life.”

The news release detailing the haul said it comprised two million donations over the course of May worth an average of $70.27. It added that a quarter of the donors were new to the campaign last month, and that over a third—$53 million—flooded in during the 24 hours after Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts in New York.

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