Elena Cardonewife of a well-known investor Grant Cardonestarted a GoFundMe campaign on Friday to cover the former president’s legal costs Donald Trump.
This move comes in response to a recent ruling in a fraud case in New York, which resulted in a substantial financial penalty for Trump.
The crowdfunding effort aims to raise $355 million, exactly Judge’s amount Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay penalties related to the civil fraud case.
The fundraiser has reportedly raised over $239,553 from over 5,500 contributors since its launch.
Elena Cardone’s decision to start the GoFundMe highlights her staunch support for Trump, who she says is facing “unprecedented and unfair treatment” from some New York law enforcement agencies.
She argues that the legal challenges Trump faces represent an attack not only on him, but also on the principles of fairness and due process that are fundamental to all Americans.
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“By standing with Trump, we support the cause of every business owner and entrepreneur who believes in fighting a system that increasingly seeks to penalize dissent and limit our freedoms,” Cardone wrote on the campaign.
This fundraising initiative closely follows another financial ruling against Trump, in which he was ordered to pay $83.3 million for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. This is in addition to an earlier order to pay Carroll $5 million last year.
“This fundraiser, then, isn’t simply about increasing the ‘deliberative’ amount. It’s about taking a stand. It’s about demonstrating that when one of us is targeted for defending the values that make America great, we don’t he is alone. We resist.” with him, side by side, ready to support, defend and fight a system that threatens to undermine the very foundations of our republic”, he added in the note.
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