NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 White House run since the beginning of the year, boosted by large donations since the announcement of criminal charges against him in New York, according to his campaign. His total after the March 30 indictment is close to what he made in the past three months.
Trump’s latest fundraising report due to be filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission will show that he raised more than $18.8 million between his primary campaign account and a combined fundraising account in the first three months of the year, the campaign said.
Of the total for the period January 1-March 31, $4 million came after Trump was indicted March 30 by a grand jury in Manhattan on charges related to the case of hush money stemming from the 2016 election.
The fundraising numbers were first reported by Politico.
Trump began to collect money from the news of the indictment, and the campaign said it took in $ 15.4 million since the announcement of the charges and the submission deadline was for fundraising reports.
Trump, who also faces several other criminal investigations, has tried to use the legal issues to galvanize supporters, claiming all of the cases are politically motivated. He described New York’s accusations as “electoral interference” but also suggested they could help him gain support.
Trump has dominated the GOP field in the early stages of the 2024 presidential race. But many high-profile GOP donors have sought to send their support elsewhere this time around. Until the indictment, campaign fundraising has lagged behind the large sums it used to raise in days or hours during the presidency.
Only a few candidates have officially entered the race, Trump’s UN ambassador Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina; former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, who announced the day after Trump’s indictment was filed; and technology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Other candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are expected to enter the race in the next fundraising report due in mid-July.