Supporters of former president Donald Trump launched a GoFundMe page to pay the $355 million he was fined at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial this week.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay the state $354,868,768—plus interest, pushing the penalty to $450 million.
Trump slammed Engoron as “crooked” and New York Attorney General Letitia James as “totally corrupt,” describing the decision as “election interference.”
Now Elena Cardone, the wife of real estate investor Grant Cardone, announced on X she started a GoFundMe page to foot the bill.
Newsweek reported:
The page, titled “Stand with Trump; Fund the $355M Unjust Judgment,” had raised over $18,000 of the $355 million about five hours after it was launched. More than 400 donors contributed between $5 and $1,500 each.
Cardone, who described herself as “an ardent supporter of American values and an advocate for justice,” said on the page that the fundraiser was intended to allow “patriots” who “stand with Trump” to “show our collective strength and resolve.”
“This is more than a legal fund; it’s a clarion call to all patriots to rally in defense of a man who has never hesitated to stand in defense of us,” she wrote.
“It’s about showing that when one of us is targeted for championing the values that make America great, he does not stand alone.”
Grant Cardone wrote on X that donors would be “standing together against unjust rulings like this where a bias judges [sic] & corrupt legal system is out of control.”
My wife @elenacardone started a $354,000,000 GoFundMe account to fund the UNJUST judgement against @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr @EricTrump and Trump Organization.
— Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) February 16, 2024
Give something & DEMONSTRATE that the people of America are standing together against unjust rulings like this…
Meanwhile, Laura Loomer responded to Cardone by arguing that the fundraiser should have been hosted by the “Christian crowdfunding” site GiveSendGo instead.
“Go Fund Me is anti Trump and liberal,” Loomer wrote.
“You should have used @GiveSendGo @GrantCardone. Go Fund Me is notorious for banning conservative campaigns. I have been banned from GoFundMe since 2018.”
Go Fund Me is anti Trump and liberal.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 17, 2024
You should have used @GiveSendGo @GrantCardone.
Go Fund Me is notorious for banning conservative campaigns.
I have been banned from GoFundMe since 2018. https://t.co/FOyD6lh6Nk
Trump has been fined just under half a billion dollars by two judges in two separate cases.
The Daily Fetched reported:
The democrats are doing everything they can to bankrupt Trump ahead of the 2024 election and stop him from taking back the White House.
While Joe Biden claims he is not behind the lawsuits or indictments against Trump, several prosecutors met with Biden administration officials before three of the indictments.
The fines against Trump amount to more than $430 million.
New York civil fraud case: More than $355 million
E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case: $83.3 million
Trump says he will appeal the rulings.
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