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Donations to a GoFundMe page set up to pay for former President Donald Trump's civil fraud fine have slowed down almost three weeks after it was posted.
In February, Elena Cardone, the wife of real estate businessman Grant Cardone, made the GoFundMe page called "Stand with Trump; Fund the $355M Unjust Judgment."
The fundraiser was set up following a ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron that Trump must pay $355 million for committing fraud. The New York court held that Trump and top executives at The Trump Organization committed fraud by inflating the value of his assets to obtain more favorable terms from lenders and insurers.
While it reached over $1 million in donations a week after it was launched, contributions have since slowed. At the time of writing, some two weeks later, the fundraiser has accrued a total of $1,328,307 from around 23,500 donations. With interest increasing every day until Trump pays the fine, something he has yet to do given that he has appealed Engoron's ruling, it seems unlikely that GoFundMe will rack up enough money to support the former president significantly.
Todd Landman, professor of political science at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, told Newsweek that Trump will need another plan to raise enough money to pay for his fine.
"The GoFundMe solution was always going to be a marginal effort relative to the sums that are required," Landman said.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gofundme-donations-update-1875906
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-trump-raise-the-settlement
Donations to a GoFundMe page set up to pay for former President Donald Trump's civil fraud fine have slowed down almost three weeks after it was posted.
In February, Elena Cardone, the wife of real estate businessman Grant Cardone, made the GoFundMe page called "Stand with Trump; Fund the $355M Unjust Judgment."
The fundraiser was set up following a ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron that Trump must pay $355 million for committing fraud. The New York court held that Trump and top executives at The Trump Organization committed fraud by inflating the value of his assets to obtain more favorable terms from lenders and insurers.
While it reached over $1 million in donations a week after it was launched, contributions have since slowed. At the time of writing, some two weeks later, the fundraiser has accrued a total of $1,328,307 from around 23,500 donations. With interest increasing every day until Trump pays the fine, something he has yet to do given that he has appealed Engoron's ruling, it seems unlikely that GoFundMe will rack up enough money to support the former president significantly.
Todd Landman, professor of political science at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, told Newsweek that Trump will need another plan to raise enough money to pay for his fine.
"The GoFundMe solution was always going to be a marginal effort relative to the sums that are required," Landman said.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gofundme-donations-update-1875906
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-trump-raise-the-settlement
