That’s because reporters, including Josh Dawsey, were able to track Trump’s fundraising in real time back in 2020, and when they saw what he was doing, they asked the Director of Communications for Trump’s campaign, Tim Murtaugh, about it. The fundraising requests are being made by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a joint fundraising effort of the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee. From: Jason Miller <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 7:24 PM To: Tim Murtaugh <[email protected]> Cc: Sean Dollman <[email protected]>; Justin Clark <[email protected]>; Bill Stepien <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]$$$$$$ Fair points. The financial investigation picked up steam as DOJ investigators enlisted cooperators months after the 2021 riot, one of the sources said. The investigation into fundraising fraud is important by itself for the (outside) possibility it’ll lead Trump’s supporters to turn on him for cheating them.

Source: New York Times April 13, 2023 21:22 UTC