cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16155269

Ultra-wealthy Republican donors are rallying behind former US President Donald Trump following his historic trial and criminal conviction.

Trump, the Republican candidate for this November’s White House election, was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to former adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

While he has lagged behind Joe Biden and the Democrats’ fundraising efforts, the conviction injected new life into his electoral bid - with his campaign announcing that it raised nearly $53m (£41.6m) in just 24 hours after the verdict.

  • Dagwood222
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    6 months ago

    One reason they got a conviction is that Trump’s people had left written evidence of their crimes.

    The stuff Trump’s people was so normalized that, even though they knew it was illegal, they saw it as a technicality, the same way 17 year olds smoke and drink beer.

    If Trump goes to jail, there are thousands of cases just as bad waiting out there.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    6 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Trump, the Republican candidate for this November’s White House election, was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to former adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

    While it is unclear how much she plans to spend, Politico and other US news outlets have reported that the contribution is expected to exceed the $90m donation to Preserve America by Mrs Adelson and her late husband, Sheldon, ahead of the 2020 election.

    While three years ago Mr Ackman said that Trump “should apologise to all Americans” in the wake of the US Capitol riot, the financier has since softened his tone and offered words of support to the former president online.

    Other prominent billionaires who have thrown their support behind Trump so far include hedge fund founders John Paulson and Robert Mercer, as well as fracking pioneer Harold Hamm and casino mogul Steve Wynn.

    Similarly, billionaire tech financier and prominent Republican donor Peter Thiel has reportedly turned down requests to donate to the Trump campaign and was said not to be planning any contributions this electoral cycle.

    In a lengthy post on X, Mr Maguire outlined a number of reasons for supporting Trump, including the Biden administration’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and “weakness” in the Middle East.


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    • barsquid@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Super cool that Mr. Maguire sounds exactly like a dimwitted far-right troll on social media.