Donald Trump Gets Good News Amid Scandal After Supporters Raise $2 Million

Donald Trump has been indicted for the second time as he faces consequences for his classified documents scandal. However, he somehow used this as a fundraiser to earn more money for his campaign as he used his supporters' fears to his advantage.

After his indictment came out, the Trump Campaign sent out emails to supporters asking for money to help the ex-POTUS. It was revealed that since the news of the Trump indictment broke, the campaign has raised approximately $4.5 million for its digital fundraiser.

Meanwhile, for the big-money donors, Trump held the first major fundraiser of his campaign just hours after arraignment. He raised around $2.1 million during that Trump fundraiser, which was described as a "candlelight dinner" with top donors and campaign bundlers.

As Politico pointed out, while the biggest chunk of the money he gets is from his supporters who chip in small amounts of money for his campaign, the fundraiser showed that he can also get more money with people with much deeper pockets.

How much money the Trump campaign has earned since the indictment remains unknown, though it is clear that supporters are willing to give their money to him despite the severity of his allegations, which include 31 counts of willful retention of national security records and six counts for allegedly obstructing the federal effort to recover those documents.

Republican Opponents React to Donald Trump Indictment

While Donald Trump was dealing with legal troubles. his Republican rivals were visiting other states as they bid to become the next Republican nominee for the president and challenge Joe Biden.

According to The Guardian, many of his biggest rivals in the Republican Party rushed to his defense, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blaming the charges on the "weaponization of federal law enforcement." DeSantis is currently Trump's strongest opponent in the race and is trying "both sides" politics, as he tries to both defend Trump and smear him at the same time as the case goes on.

Mike Pence, meanwhile, stated that he has already read the indictment and that he found the allegations to be very serious. However, he added that he wants to "reserve judgment until he has the opportunity to respond." Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley echoed Pence's opinions and stated that the ex-POTUS was "incredibly reckless with our national security."

Donald Trump Admitted to His Crimes During Post-Arraignment Speech, Says Former FBI Lawyer

Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts against him, but he may have admitted to those crimes a short while later when he appeared before his adoring supporters in his country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, according to Mediaite.

During that speech, Trump claimed he had "every right under the Presidential Records Act" to take the documents before saying that he did not know that he did not have enough time to sort through the boxes because he did not have enough time.

However, former FBI counsel Andrew Weissman, an MSNBC legal analyst, stated that the former president may just have admitted to his crimes as the speech amounted to a confession,

"So, one thing it's important for everyone to know is those statements that you just played are admissible as admissions, regardless of whether Donald Trump takes the stand or not," Weissmann told MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell. "It's not a defense. It's a confession," he added.

When asked why this would count as a confession, the former FBI lawyer answered, "When you are charged with the illegal retention, the illegal possession of the documents, it is not a good idea to say, 'Hey, you want to know why I took these? Because I could."

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Written by: Rick Martin

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