Trump Rakes In Millions From Fbi Probe At Mar A Lago

Former President Donald Trump bombarded his supporters with more than 100 emails asking for money based on the FBI’s investigation of the Mar-a-Lago Club for classified material last week. They paid for it. Contributions to Trump’s political action committee topped $1 million at least two days after the Aug. 8 search of his Palm Beach, Fla., property, according to two people familiar with the figures. Daily returns jumped from the $200,000 to $300,000 level that had been typical in recent months, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public information. Donations remained unusually high for several more days and are still above average, both of these people said, though they have leveled off in recent days. There are more contributors than usual, these people said, and the average donation is up. The influx comes at a critical time for Trump as he considers an early announcement for a 2024 presidential campaign and has seen fewer returns on his online fundraising appeals earlier this year. The former president’s PAC brought in $36 million in the first half of the year, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left office, according to Federal Election Commission data. The amount of money also provides a concrete sign that Trump is reaping some political benefits from the revelation that he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible violations of laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly boasted in emails, social media posts and right-wing op-eds that the search warrant would thwart President Biden and rally Republicans around Trump. The investigation has drawn sympathetic statements from politicians such as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and former Vice President Mike Pence, who are not reflexively full of Trump’s defense. And on Tuesday, voters in the Wyoming primary delivered a resounding defeat to Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican leadership of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill made her a top priority to unseat Trump . A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. Trump’s fundraising fields are run by Gary Coby, and former campaign manager Brad Parscale remains involved. The emails perform best when tied to high-profile news events, said one of the people familiar with the data, especially episodes that make Trump supporters feel under attack, such as impeachment proceedings. “Trump as a candidate and a fundraiser has always had a remarkably engaged group of voters who are particularly motivated by anger,” said Jessica Baldwin-Phillippi, a professor at Fordham University who studies how political campaigns use digital communications. “A threat, a negative, a moment you lose, can actually be profitable.” The firehose of Trump fundraising emails citing the Mar-a-Lago search exceeded the PAC’s average rate of about nine per day. The messages used disturbing phrases in bold and capitals, such as “THEY INVADERED MY HOME”, “THEY ARE CHASING YOU” and “THIS IS CRAZY”. One message included a poll asking, “Do you agree that President Trump is being politically persecuted?” Another promised “an exclusive 1300% MATCH today only!”, a common tactic used to encourage people to respond immediately. Such threatening rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans has drawn criticism and concern that they could spark further violence against federal officials. An armed Trump supporter in Ohio was killed last week after trying to attack the FBI office in Cincinnati. Cheney, in her concession speech Tuesday in Wyoming, said Trump is inciting violence now, as he did in the run-up to last year’s attack on Capitol Hill. “It is entirely foreseeable that the violence will escalate further,” he said. Pence, in a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, urged his party to reject calls to “defund the FBI” and said, “These attacks on the FBI must stop.” The House committee on Jan. 6 investigated fundraising emails from Trump and Republican groups that promoted false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In a June hearing, a committee investigator said the Trump campaign sent up to 25 emails a day soliciting donations to an “Official Election Protection Fund” that didn’t actually exist. But the invitations raised hundreds of millions. Since leaving office, Trump has raised more than $100 million for his PAC — often with deceptive pitches — but has kept most of the money, spending big on only a handful of races and paying for some staff, legal fees and travel , according to a review of disclosure filings. He has told advisers he wants to keep the money and is showing political muscle. The PAC has paid less than $5 million since June to support Trump-endorsed candidates such as David Perdue in Georgia — who lost the primary — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and Cheney’s primary challenger Harriet Hageman. The PAC has spent millions more hosting Trump rallies, paying his staff, travel expenses and legal fees, according to FEC disclosures. The Republican National Committee has also continued to hold up some of Trump’s legal bills in recent months. Some of the Democratic Party’s fundraisers, including Trump’s, have slowed in recent months, which many see as a troubling sign, according to party officials and officials in Trump’s orbit. It’s unclear whether the anti-FBI fundraising windfall extends to other Republican groups, whose online fundraising had fallen worse than Trump’s in the first half of the year. The RNC sent at least seven emails mentioning the Mar-a-Lago search, with more from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (“Stand with President Trump and get your NEW shirt!”) and the House GOP (“They broke Trump’s personal safe… They ransacked Melania’s wardrobe.”). Representatives for the RNC, NRSC and National Republican Congressional Committee did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. “If you’re not talking about Mar-a-Lago in your fundraising, you’re swimming against the tide,” said Eric Wilson, a Republican digital strategist. “For Trump, it’s been difficult the last few months because he hasn’t been in the spotlight as much. With Trump back in the spotlight, of course it’s going to be good for them from a fundraising standpoint.” Trump’s name and likeness appear in fundraising emails from other candidates, a phenomenon that has come under fire at times and would spell trouble if he declares his candidacy. As an official candidate, Trump would face restrictions on how he could use his PAC war chest, according to campaign finance experts, although the FEC often deadlocks along party lines on enforcement issues.

title: “Trump Rakes In Millions From Fbi Probe At Mar A Lago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-12” author: “Joseph Torbett”

Former President Donald Trump bombarded his supporters with more than 100 emails asking for money based on the FBI’s investigation of the Mar-a-Lago Club for classified material last week. They paid for it. Contributions to Trump’s political action committee topped $1 million at least two days after the Aug. 8 search of his Palm Beach, Fla., property, according to two people familiar with the figures. Daily returns jumped from the $200,000 to $300,000 level that had been typical in recent months, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public information. Donations remained unusually high for several more days and are still above average, both of these people said, though they have leveled off in recent days. There are more contributors than usual, these people said, and the average donation is up. The influx comes at a critical time for Trump as he considers an early announcement for a 2024 presidential campaign and has seen fewer returns on his online fundraising appeals earlier this year. The former president’s PAC brought in $36 million in the first half of the year, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left office, according to Federal Election Commission data. The amount of money also provides a concrete sign that Trump is reaping some political benefits from the revelation that he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible violations of laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly boasted in emails, social media posts and right-wing op-eds that the search warrant would thwart President Biden and rally Republicans around Trump. The investigation has drawn sympathetic statements from politicians such as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and former Vice President Mike Pence, who are not reflexively full of Trump’s defense. And on Tuesday, voters in the Wyoming primary delivered a resounding defeat to Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican leadership of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill made her a top priority to unseat Trump . A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. Trump’s fundraising fields are run by Gary Coby, and former campaign manager Brad Parscale remains involved. The emails perform best when tied to high-profile news events, said one of the people familiar with the data, especially episodes that make Trump supporters feel under attack, such as impeachment proceedings. “Trump as a candidate and a fundraiser has always had a remarkably engaged group of voters who are particularly motivated by anger,” said Jessica Baldwin-Phillippi, a professor at Fordham University who studies how political campaigns use digital communications. “A threat, a negative, a moment you lose, can actually be profitable.” The firehose of Trump fundraising emails citing the Mar-a-Lago search exceeded the PAC’s average rate of about nine per day. The messages used disturbing phrases in bold and capitals, such as “THEY INVADERED MY HOME”, “THEY ARE CHASING YOU” and “THIS IS CRAZY”. One message included a poll asking, “Do you agree that President Trump is being politically persecuted?” Another promised “an exclusive 1300% MATCH today only!”, a common tactic used to encourage people to respond immediately. Such threatening rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans has drawn criticism and concern that they could spark further violence against federal officials. An armed Trump supporter in Ohio was killed last week after trying to attack the FBI office in Cincinnati. Cheney, in her concession speech Tuesday in Wyoming, said Trump is inciting violence now, as he did in the run-up to last year’s attack on Capitol Hill. “It is entirely foreseeable that the violence will escalate further,” he said. Pence, in a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, urged his party to reject calls to “defund the FBI” and said, “These attacks on the FBI must stop.” The House committee on Jan. 6 investigated fundraising emails from Trump and Republican groups that promoted false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In a June hearing, a committee investigator said the Trump campaign sent up to 25 emails a day soliciting donations to an “Official Election Protection Fund” that didn’t actually exist. But the invitations raised hundreds of millions. Since leaving office, Trump has raised more than $100 million for his PAC — often with deceptive pitches — but has kept most of the money, spending big on only a handful of races and paying for some staff, legal fees and travel , according to a review of disclosure filings. He has told advisers he wants to keep the money and is showing political muscle. The PAC has paid less than $5 million since June to support Trump-endorsed candidates such as David Perdue in Georgia — who lost the primary — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and Cheney’s primary challenger Harriet Hageman. The PAC has spent millions more hosting Trump rallies, paying his staff, travel expenses and legal fees, according to FEC disclosures. The Republican National Committee has also continued to hold up some of Trump’s legal bills in recent months. Some of the Democratic Party’s fundraisers, including Trump’s, have slowed in recent months, which many see as a troubling sign, according to party officials and officials in Trump’s orbit. It’s unclear whether the anti-FBI fundraising windfall extends to other Republican groups, whose online fundraising had fallen worse than Trump’s in the first half of the year. The RNC sent at least seven emails mentioning the Mar-a-Lago search, with more from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (“Stand with President Trump and get your NEW shirt!”) and the House GOP (“They broke Trump’s personal safe… They ransacked Melania’s wardrobe.”). Representatives for the RNC, NRSC and National Republican Congressional Committee did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. “If you’re not talking about Mar-a-Lago in your fundraising, you’re swimming against the tide,” said Eric Wilson, a Republican digital strategist. “For Trump, it’s been difficult the last few months because he hasn’t been in the spotlight as much. With Trump back in the spotlight, of course it’s going to be good for them from a fundraising standpoint.” Trump’s name and likeness appear in fundraising emails from other candidates, a phenomenon that has come under fire at times and would spell trouble if he declares his candidacy. As an official candidate, Trump would face restrictions on how he could use his PAC war chest, according to campaign finance experts, although the FEC often deadlocks along party lines on enforcement issues.

title: “Trump Rakes In Millions From Fbi Probe At Mar A Lago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Samuel Mclaughlin”

Former President Donald Trump bombarded his supporters with more than 100 emails asking for money based on the FBI’s investigation of the Mar-a-Lago Club for classified material last week. They paid for it. Contributions to Trump’s political action committee topped $1 million at least two days after the Aug. 8 search of his Palm Beach, Fla., property, according to two people familiar with the figures. Daily returns jumped from the $200,000 to $300,000 level that had been typical in recent months, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public information. Donations remained unusually high for several more days and are still above average, both of these people said, though they have leveled off in recent days. There are more contributors than usual, these people said, and the average donation is up. The influx comes at a critical time for Trump as he considers an early announcement for a 2024 presidential campaign and has seen fewer returns on his online fundraising appeals earlier this year. The former president’s PAC brought in $36 million in the first half of the year, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left office, according to Federal Election Commission data. The amount of money also provides a concrete sign that Trump is reaping some political benefits from the revelation that he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible violations of laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly boasted in emails, social media posts and right-wing op-eds that the search warrant would thwart President Biden and rally Republicans around Trump. The investigation has drawn sympathetic statements from politicians such as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and former Vice President Mike Pence, who are not reflexively full of Trump’s defense. And on Tuesday, voters in the Wyoming primary delivered a resounding defeat to Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican leadership of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill made her a top priority to unseat Trump . A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. Trump’s fundraising fields are run by Gary Coby, and former campaign manager Brad Parscale remains involved. The emails perform best when tied to high-profile news events, said one of the people familiar with the data, especially episodes that make Trump supporters feel under attack, such as impeachment proceedings. “Trump as a candidate and a fundraiser has always had a remarkably engaged group of voters who are particularly motivated by anger,” said Jessica Baldwin-Phillippi, a professor at Fordham University who studies how political campaigns use digital communications. “A threat, a negative, a moment you lose, can actually be profitable.” The firehose of Trump fundraising emails citing the Mar-a-Lago search exceeded the PAC’s average rate of about nine per day. The messages used disturbing phrases in bold and capitals, such as “THEY INVADERED MY HOME”, “THEY ARE CHASING YOU” and “THIS IS CRAZY”. One message included a poll asking, “Do you agree that President Trump is being politically persecuted?” Another promised “an exclusive 1300% MATCH today only!”, a common tactic used to encourage people to respond immediately. Such threatening rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans has drawn criticism and concern that they could spark further violence against federal officials. An armed Trump supporter in Ohio was killed last week after trying to attack the FBI office in Cincinnati. Cheney, in her concession speech Tuesday in Wyoming, said Trump is inciting violence now, as he did in the run-up to last year’s attack on Capitol Hill. “It is entirely foreseeable that the violence will escalate further,” he said. Pence, in a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, urged his party to reject calls to “defund the FBI” and said, “These attacks on the FBI must stop.” The House committee on Jan. 6 investigated fundraising emails from Trump and Republican groups that promoted false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In a June hearing, a committee investigator said the Trump campaign sent up to 25 emails a day soliciting donations to an “Official Election Protection Fund” that didn’t actually exist. But the invitations raised hundreds of millions. Since leaving office, Trump has raised more than $100 million for his PAC — often with deceptive pitches — but has kept most of the money, spending big on only a handful of races and paying for some staff, legal fees and travel , according to a review of disclosure filings. He has told advisers he wants to keep the money and is showing political muscle. The PAC has paid less than $5 million since June to support Trump-endorsed candidates such as David Perdue in Georgia — who lost the primary — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and Cheney’s primary challenger Harriet Hageman. The PAC has spent millions more hosting Trump rallies, paying his staff, travel expenses and legal fees, according to FEC disclosures. The Republican National Committee has also continued to hold up some of Trump’s legal bills in recent months. Some of the Democratic Party’s fundraisers, including Trump’s, have slowed in recent months, which many see as a troubling sign, according to party officials and officials in Trump’s orbit. It’s unclear whether the anti-FBI fundraising windfall extends to other Republican groups, whose online fundraising had fallen worse than Trump’s in the first half of the year. The RNC sent at least seven emails mentioning the Mar-a-Lago search, with more from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (“Stand with President Trump and get your NEW shirt!”) and the House GOP (“They broke Trump’s personal safe… They ransacked Melania’s wardrobe.”). Representatives for the RNC, NRSC and National Republican Congressional Committee did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. “If you’re not talking about Mar-a-Lago in your fundraising, you’re swimming against the tide,” said Eric Wilson, a Republican digital strategist. “For Trump, it’s been difficult the last few months because he hasn’t been in the spotlight as much. With Trump back in the spotlight, of course it’s going to be good for them from a fundraising standpoint.” Trump’s name and likeness appear in fundraising emails from other candidates, a phenomenon that has come under fire at times and would spell trouble if he declares his candidacy. As an official candidate, Trump would face restrictions on how he could use his PAC war chest, according to campaign finance experts, although the FEC often deadlocks along party lines on enforcement issues.

title: “Trump Rakes In Millions From Fbi Probe At Mar A Lago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Scott Baker”

Former President Donald Trump bombarded his supporters with more than 100 emails asking for money based on the FBI’s investigation of the Mar-a-Lago Club for classified material last week. They paid for it. Contributions to Trump’s political action committee topped $1 million at least two days after the Aug. 8 search of his Palm Beach, Fla., property, according to two people familiar with the figures. Daily returns jumped from the $200,000 to $300,000 level that had been typical in recent months, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public information. Donations remained unusually high for several more days and are still above average, both of these people said, though they have leveled off in recent days. There are more contributors than usual, these people said, and the average donation is up. The influx comes at a critical time for Trump as he considers an early announcement for a 2024 presidential campaign and has seen fewer returns on his online fundraising appeals earlier this year. The former president’s PAC brought in $36 million in the first half of the year, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left office, according to Federal Election Commission data. The amount of money also provides a concrete sign that Trump is reaping some political benefits from the revelation that he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible violations of laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly boasted in emails, social media posts and right-wing op-eds that the search warrant would thwart President Biden and rally Republicans around Trump. The investigation has drawn sympathetic statements from politicians such as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and former Vice President Mike Pence, who are not reflexively full of Trump’s defense. And on Tuesday, voters in the Wyoming primary delivered a resounding defeat to Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican leadership of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill made her a top priority to unseat Trump . A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. Trump’s fundraising fields are run by Gary Coby, and former campaign manager Brad Parscale remains involved. The emails perform best when tied to high-profile news events, said one of the people familiar with the data, especially episodes that make Trump supporters feel under attack, such as impeachment proceedings. “Trump as a candidate and a fundraiser has always had a remarkably engaged group of voters who are particularly motivated by anger,” said Jessica Baldwin-Phillippi, a professor at Fordham University who studies how political campaigns use digital communications. “A threat, a negative, a moment you lose, can actually be profitable.” The firehose of Trump fundraising emails citing the Mar-a-Lago search exceeded the PAC’s average rate of about nine per day. The messages used disturbing phrases in bold and capitals, such as “THEY INVADERED MY HOME”, “THEY ARE CHASING YOU” and “THIS IS CRAZY”. One message included a poll asking, “Do you agree that President Trump is being politically persecuted?” Another promised “an exclusive 1300% MATCH today only!”, a common tactic used to encourage people to respond immediately. Such threatening rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans has drawn criticism and concern that they could spark further violence against federal officials. An armed Trump supporter in Ohio was killed last week after trying to attack the FBI office in Cincinnati. Cheney, in her concession speech Tuesday in Wyoming, said Trump is inciting violence now, as he did in the run-up to last year’s attack on Capitol Hill. “It is entirely foreseeable that the violence will escalate further,” he said. Pence, in a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, urged his party to reject calls to “defund the FBI” and said, “These attacks on the FBI must stop.” The House committee on Jan. 6 investigated fundraising emails from Trump and Republican groups that promoted false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In a June hearing, a committee investigator said the Trump campaign sent up to 25 emails a day soliciting donations to an “Official Election Protection Fund” that didn’t actually exist. But the invitations raised hundreds of millions. Since leaving office, Trump has raised more than $100 million for his PAC — often with deceptive pitches — but has kept most of the money, spending big on only a handful of races and paying for some staff, legal fees and travel , according to a review of disclosure filings. He has told advisers he wants to keep the money and is showing political muscle. The PAC has paid less than $5 million since June to support Trump-endorsed candidates such as David Perdue in Georgia — who lost the primary — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and Cheney’s primary challenger Harriet Hageman. The PAC has spent millions more hosting Trump rallies, paying his staff, travel expenses and legal fees, according to FEC disclosures. The Republican National Committee has also continued to hold up some of Trump’s legal bills in recent months. Some of the Democratic Party’s fundraisers, including Trump’s, have slowed in recent months, which many see as a troubling sign, according to party officials and officials in Trump’s orbit. It’s unclear whether the anti-FBI fundraising windfall extends to other Republican groups, whose online fundraising had fallen worse than Trump’s in the first half of the year. The RNC sent at least seven emails mentioning the Mar-a-Lago search, with more from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (“Stand with President Trump and get your NEW shirt!”) and the House GOP (“They broke Trump’s personal safe… They ransacked Melania’s wardrobe.”). Representatives for the RNC, NRSC and National Republican Congressional Committee did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. “If you’re not talking about Mar-a-Lago in your fundraising, you’re swimming against the tide,” said Eric Wilson, a Republican digital strategist. “For Trump, it’s been difficult the last few months because he hasn’t been in the spotlight as much. With Trump back in the spotlight, of course it’s going to be good for them from a fundraising standpoint.” Trump’s name and likeness appear in fundraising emails from other candidates, a phenomenon that has come under fire at times and would spell trouble if he declares his candidacy. As an official candidate, Trump would face restrictions on how he could use his PAC war chest, according to campaign finance experts, although the FEC often deadlocks along party lines on enforcement issues.

title: “Trump Rakes In Millions From Fbi Probe At Mar A Lago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Erin Baird”

Former President Donald Trump bombarded his supporters with more than 100 emails asking for money based on the FBI’s investigation of the Mar-a-Lago Club for classified material last week. They paid for it. Contributions to Trump’s political action committee topped $1 million at least two days after the Aug. 8 search of his Palm Beach, Fla., property, according to two people familiar with the figures. Daily returns jumped from the $200,000 to $300,000 level that had been typical in recent months, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss non-public information. Donations remained unusually high for several more days and are still above average, both of these people said, though they have leveled off in recent days. There are more contributors than usual, these people said, and the average donation is up. The influx comes at a critical time for Trump as he considers an early announcement for a 2024 presidential campaign and has seen fewer returns on his online fundraising appeals earlier this year. The former president’s PAC brought in $36 million in the first half of the year, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left office, according to Federal Election Commission data. The amount of money also provides a concrete sign that Trump is reaping some political benefits from the revelation that he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible violations of laws, including the Espionage Act. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly boasted in emails, social media posts and right-wing op-eds that the search warrant would thwart President Biden and rally Republicans around Trump. The investigation has drawn sympathetic statements from politicians such as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and former Vice President Mike Pence, who are not reflexively full of Trump’s defense. And on Tuesday, voters in the Wyoming primary delivered a resounding defeat to Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican leadership of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill made her a top priority to unseat Trump . A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. Trump’s fundraising fields are run by Gary Coby, and former campaign manager Brad Parscale remains involved. The emails perform best when tied to high-profile news events, said one of the people familiar with the data, especially episodes that make Trump supporters feel under attack, such as impeachment proceedings. “Trump as a candidate and a fundraiser has always had a remarkably engaged group of voters who are particularly motivated by anger,” said Jessica Baldwin-Phillippi, a professor at Fordham University who studies how political campaigns use digital communications. “A threat, a negative, a moment you lose, can actually be profitable.” The firehose of Trump fundraising emails citing the Mar-a-Lago search exceeded the PAC’s average rate of about nine per day. The messages used disturbing phrases in bold and capitals, such as “THEY INVADERED MY HOME”, “THEY ARE CHASING YOU” and “THIS IS CRAZY”. One message included a poll asking, “Do you agree that President Trump is being politically persecuted?” Another promised “an exclusive 1300% MATCH today only!”, a common tactic used to encourage people to respond immediately. Such threatening rhetoric from Trump and other Republicans has drawn criticism and concern that they could spark further violence against federal officials. An armed Trump supporter in Ohio was killed last week after trying to attack the FBI office in Cincinnati. Cheney, in her concession speech Tuesday in Wyoming, said Trump is inciting violence now, as he did in the run-up to last year’s attack on Capitol Hill. “It is entirely foreseeable that the violence will escalate further,” he said. Pence, in a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, urged his party to reject calls to “defund the FBI” and said, “These attacks on the FBI must stop.” The House committee on Jan. 6 investigated fundraising emails from Trump and Republican groups that promoted false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In a June hearing, a committee investigator said the Trump campaign sent up to 25 emails a day soliciting donations to an “Official Election Protection Fund” that didn’t actually exist. But the invitations raised hundreds of millions. Since leaving office, Trump has raised more than $100 million for his PAC — often with deceptive pitches — but has kept most of the money, spending big on only a handful of races and paying for some staff, legal fees and travel , according to a review of disclosure filings. He has told advisers he wants to keep the money and is showing political muscle. The PAC has paid less than $5 million since June to support Trump-endorsed candidates such as David Perdue in Georgia — who lost the primary — Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and Cheney’s primary challenger Harriet Hageman. The PAC has spent millions more hosting Trump rallies, paying his staff, travel expenses and legal fees, according to FEC disclosures. The Republican National Committee has also continued to hold up some of Trump’s legal bills in recent months. Some of the Democratic Party’s fundraisers, including Trump’s, have slowed in recent months, which many see as a troubling sign, according to party officials and officials in Trump’s orbit. It’s unclear whether the anti-FBI fundraising windfall extends to other Republican groups, whose online fundraising had fallen worse than Trump’s in the first half of the year. The RNC sent at least seven emails mentioning the Mar-a-Lago search, with more from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (“Stand with President Trump and get your NEW shirt!”) and the House GOP (“They broke Trump’s personal safe… They ransacked Melania’s wardrobe.”). Representatives for the RNC, NRSC and National Republican Congressional Committee did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. “If you’re not talking about Mar-a-Lago in your fundraising, you’re swimming against the tide,” said Eric Wilson, a Republican digital strategist. “For Trump, it’s been difficult the last few months because he hasn’t been in the spotlight as much. With Trump back in the spotlight, of course it’s going to be good for them from a fundraising standpoint.” Trump’s name and likeness appear in fundraising emails from other candidates, a phenomenon that has come under fire at times and would spell trouble if he declares his candidacy. As an official candidate, Trump would face restrictions on how he could use his PAC war chest, according to campaign finance experts, although the FEC often deadlocks along party lines on enforcement issues.