GoFundMe Addresses Calls To Halt Donald Trump Fundraiser Launched To Pay $355M Fine
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Via: jbb • 8 months ago • 34 commentsBy: Elena Cardone (Yahoo Entertainment)
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Favour Adegoke February 19, 2024
GoFundMe has an answer for those who have asked if Donald Trump's fundraiser on their site goes against their policy.
The has so far raised over $500k since being launched to help the billionaire mogul pay off the $355 million fine from his New York fraud trial.
GoFundMe Says The 'Fundraiser Is Currently Within Our Terms Of Service'
In the aftermath of Trump being slammed with a whopping $355 million fine for fraudulently inflating his assets in financial documents by a New York court, MAGA supporters started raising funds via GoFundMe to offset the fine for the billionaire mogul.
The page, launched by Elena Cardone, the wife of real estate mogul Grant Cardone, has since raised over $500,000 and counting. However, several individuals took to social media to call out GoFundMe, saying that the fundraiser violates their policy. Some even put up screenshots of the company's terms of service in a bid to draw their attention to their complaints.
In response to the callouts, Jalen Drummond, the director of public affairs at the company, told Newsweek, "This fundraiser is currently within our terms of service."
This means that the fundraiser would be allowed to continue, allowing more MAGA supporters to pool their funds for the embattled billionaire and business mogul.
Expert Claims The Donald Trump GoFundMe Won't Cover The Interest On The Fine
Despite how impressive the fundraiser has been, an expert tagged it a futile effort, saying it won't even pay off the interest on the fine.
"It's notable that it has raised less than $0.5m in three days. That won't even cover the interest he owes," University of Surrey American politics lecturer Dr Mark Shanahan told the news outlet in an interview.
He added, "While any decision on whether he has to pay up could well be held up in the appeals process is Trump's lawyers can find sufficient reason to persuade the judiciary to return his cases to court—by no means a given—he will still have to deposit much of what he owes in escrow. He'll need much more than faithful MAGAs to meet the court's demands."
Trump is expected to pay a nine percent interest rate on the sum of damages as mandated by the state of New York. Additionally, per a pre-trial ruling on the case, the fine "will continue to increase every single day" until Trump complies.
Donald Trump Slammed Judge And Prosecutor After The Costly Verdict
Following the verdict, Trump took to his Truth social media to slam Arthur Engoron, the judge on the case, and Letitia James, the New York Attorney General. He called Engoron "crooked" and described James as "corrupt."
He also said that the verdict was an "unAmerican judgment against" him, his family, and his "tremendous business," adding that the "radicals are doing all they can to kick" him out.
In a separate post, he went on to allege that the ruling was a case of "election interference" and" witch hunting."
Trump was not the only one who felt this way, as MAGA supporters also took to social media to call out Engoron and James.
"Letitia James weaponized her Office and collaborated with Bidens WhiteHouse to make sure Democrat Activist Judge Erdogan weaponized the Court System," one person said.
"No victim. No crime. It takes really twisted Tooth Fairy economics to fantasize a case like this," someone else commented.
Another MAGA fan wrote, "The case, trial, and judgment against Trump stemming from it is all nonsense. Complete sham!"
Donald Trump To Appear In Court For Stormy Daniels Trial
Trump has made known that he would be appealing the verdict, which means possible payment of the fine will be halted until the appeal is concluded.
In the meantime, he is scheduled to be in court next month for allegedly paying hush money to two women, former Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult film star Stormy Daniels, during his 2016 presidential campaign.
The Stormy Daniels trial aims to determine if the ex-president can remain on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election.
The prosecution has previously claimed that they suspect Trump withheld accurate information from voters by falsifying documents to hide payments, which is against election law.
However, legal experts claim the presidential hopeful will not deny that he concealed payments. Instead, Trump would argue that the purpose was to conceal the affairs from his spouse, Melania, rather than as a preemptive measure to stop his opponents from using the information to discredit him.
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People are actually giving Trump money to help pay the judgments. I want to say it's unbelievable, but we know how devout his worshipful cultists are.
The account was set up by the wife of a real estate mogul. There is no way they donated anything.
I heard/read that trump sold a mansion in beverly hills very recently. any local insight on that transaction? he also sold a couple of NY condos. I watched some round table of experts claiming trump is trying to raise cash for the defamation appeal and he needs to sell 1 or 2 major holdings for the fraud appeal, and to keep his nose above water. the problem is few of trumps businesses make money, and the vultures are already circling...
He sold the Beverly Hills property a few years ago reportedly for a few million more than he paid for it. As far as I know he doesn't own any properties in California at this point.
Couldn't have happened to a more worthy POS.
Awesome, simply awesome!
Poor Melania, will there be anything left for her and Barron?
she better move fast while mushroom dick still owns a pot to piss in...
But the judgement was so unfair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was waaaaaay overboard!
P. T. Barnum has been attributed to having said "There's a sucker born every minute", but he was wrong, because in fact it is now being established that "There's a sucker born every second."
It sure seems like it sometimes.
apparently 72 million suckers were born after WWII...
If there are so many idiots willing to fund Donald Trump I'm being negligent in not running a GoFundMe to raise money so I can afford to buy my wife a house.
Karma, over the years Trump has used the judicial system as his weapon, and now KARMA strikes, couldn't happen to a bigger asshole.
trump is skilled in manipulating civil courts, but his bullshit won't work in criminal court, and he's too stupid to know.
Must be why his only conviction has been IN a civil court.
Makes perfect sense.
There is no such thing as a "conviction" in a civil trial.
Based on the recent trial results his attempt to manipulate the civil court wasn't too successful. More like a dismal failure.
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Is it YOUR experience that litigants can manipulate courts?
he decided to provide e j carroll's attorneys with plenty of video evidence in his quest for victim status...
At a recent KKK rally, I mean a 'revenge and retribution campaign' stop, the former 'president' said a few words about Ms. Carroll but then surprisingly said nothing more to defame her. Give the moron time. There seems to be only one thing that will shut its' mouth.
Also, I saw some recent footage from Mar-A-Lardo, not sure what this event was, but he was 'disgorging' (thanks to jbb for my new word) as usual, ranting nonsense, and the audience by and large wasn't paying any attention to the moron.
he hasn't mentioned her name when a camera was pointed at him...
wow....that surprises me
A fool and his money are soon parted.
what a total bunch of idiots, sending money to an alleged Billionaire who through his own STUPID actions and BIG Mouth, has finally bitten off more than a porn star could chew, on a Stormy night.
trump sure pays a lot to get his tiny ego stroked...
Doesn't need a GoFundMe. All he will need is an honest appellate court. This "fine" is waaaaay overboard.
the judgement has worked, so far. trump hasn't mentioned her name since. all his appeal will do is tie up over $100 million of his cash until the appeal is over, while the judgement will continue to accrue the interest due. pffft some businessman, oh wait, that's the money from his legion of suckers. who cares...
Gee how come the alleged billionaire former 'president' is having so much trouble coming up with the cash?
the well of suckers is starting to go dry...
There's only so much left after beer, cigarettes, meth, and trailer park rent.
don't forget the cost of cell service they need to watch LGBTQ porn on the internet...
because the judgement was unfair!!!!!!!!!!!
and as the Furios SS Trumpunn intended, slowly begins to take on more and more water soluble vinegar, debt, and baggage,'
he is ever so guilty of exposing his inner savage, and no one knows how far and desperate Trumpee will and can goes, cause Raping and or Paying for pornstars to be play mates, is apparently all he knows...
for after grabbin by the pussy galorez, while on the rocks is his marriage to his wife and a bunch of whore s, are hiz hoes
Melania was home with newborn baby carriage with wheels a coming off, and Trump was out catchin, god bless em', a sneeze, a disease, and a cough,
cause Trump Deserves this and whatever he gets and knot to get off !
Asz he continued to hedge while gettin trimm from the itches, and his stupid bets,
Trump had the scratch for, by, buy, from the bitches, and the stinky fishnets, that gave em both itches
while trolling, out on the dole an
firing up his judges and his retro jizzin jetz.
4 Trump brought this all upon his unapologetic self, and deserves what ever the FCK he Getz
ie: maga judges