Daniels has used an online crowdfunding site to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in her legal case against President Donald Trump. But the unusual method of online fundraising for legal fees raises transparency questions about who is actually supporting her case. Daniels and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, have raised more than $490,000 on the website CrowdJustice.com. “People can have partisan affiliations and I don’t think anyone thought Michael Avenatti was a Trump supporter,” Levinson said. In theory, someone could donate as much money as they wanted as many times and they want, which can’t be done with political donations.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2018 18:12 UTC