Trump campaign begins accepting cryptocurrency donations in May 2024, coinciding with courting crypto industry’s $238 million in election spending, marking strategic pivot to embrace digital assets.
House January 6th Committee’s second hearing revealed Trump raised $250 million post-election through fraudulent “Official Election Defense Fund” that never existed. Committee found Trump’s team sent up to 25 fraudulent fundraising emails daily, raising $100 million in first …
The Trump campaign organized groups of fake electors to meet and cast fraudulent electoral votes in seven states Biden won - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. These 84 fake electors signed false certificates claiming to be the ‘duly elected’ …
Mark Zuckerberg delivers major policy speech at Georgetown University announcing that Facebook will not fact-check political advertisements, effectively licensing the Trump campaign and other political actors to spread unlimited disinformation through paid advertising on the platform. The policy …
The Mueller Report documented at least 140 contacts between Trump and 18 associates with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign and transition. The report found Russian interference was “sweeping and systematic” and violated U.S. criminal law. While establishing …
Facebook embeds staff directly in Trump campaign headquarters in San Antonio, working side-by-side with campaign staff including Cambridge Analytica to optimize Facebook advertising for voter targeting and suppression. The unprecedented corporate-political coordination provides Trump’s …
On August 14, 2016, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau revealed a secret “black ledger” documenting $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments from Ukraine’s former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych’s party to Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign …
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shares internal polling data with Russian intelligence agent Konstantin Kilimnik for Ukrainian oligarchs when Trump clinches nomination. U.S. Treasury confirmed in 2021 that Kilimnik provided the Russian Intelligence Services with sensitive information on …
During the 2016 election cycle, the National Rifle Association spent a record $30-55 million supporting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign—triple its 2012 spending for Mitt Romney. The unprecedented spending occurred during and after Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin’s systematic …
Cambridge Analytica utilizes 87 million harvested Facebook profiles to conduct targeted psychological manipulation for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The operation represents systematic electoral interference using illegally obtained personal data to influence American voters through …