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As the deadline for Donald Trump to post bond for his $464 million civil fraud judgment inches closer, the debt-laden former president's campaign is fundraising off Trump Tower's fate. In a text message to supporters on Wednesday, a fundraising committee for Trump cast his financial woes — which stem in large part from his massive legal bills — as a ploy by Democrats, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, to 'stifle' his campaign.
the message reads, with prompts for donations of $20.24 and upward. “Democrats think this will intimidate me. They think that if they take my cash to stifle my campaign, that I’ll give up! Here’s one thing they don’t know: WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER!” It's not even clear whether Trump could use money raised in this way to pay the civil judgment.
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