Trump formed a PAC to fight the ‘stolen’ election. An expert says the president is using it to ‘fleece his supporters’

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President Donald Trump is now raising money to fund his baseless legal battle as he claims the presidential election was “stolen” by Democrats. Up until Tuesday, the Trump campaign claimed all of the funds raised were going to be designated for paying off the campaign’s debts.

Trump supporters received emails aggressively urging them to donate to the president’s legal fund so he has the “resources” needed to fight the election results. “THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO STEAL THIS ELECTION!” the Trump campaign said in its email. “We can’t allow the Left-wing MOB to undermine our election.”

On Tuesday morning, a very small disclaimer has been added to those emails and it raises a lot of questions about how those funds will be used going forward. Continue reading.