Former President Donald Trump raised more than $4 million in the first 24 hours after news broke that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted him.Â
âThis incredible surge of grassroots contributions confirms that the American people see the indictment of President Trump as a disgraceful weaponization of our justice system by a Soros-funded prosecutor,â a Trump campaign press release read.Â
Notably, more than 25 percent of donations came from first-time Trump donors, âfurther solidifying President Trumpâs status as the clear frontrunner in the Republican primary,â the press release continued.Â
The average contribution from donors was $34.
âPresident Trumpâs 2024 campaign is funded by an unmatched coalition of hardworking patriots who are fed up with special interest donors like Soros spending billions of dollars to influence our elections,â the press release continued. âAmericans from across all 50 states donated to President Trumpâs campaign within the first 5 hours of the sham indictment.â
A campaign official also told NBC that it received 16,000 volunteer sign-ups in the same period.Â
Braggâs case against Trump focuses on the alleged role he played in paying potn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money. Trump will likely make his first appearance in court for his arraignment next week.
Trumpâs campaign sent out more than six fundraising emails in the aftermath of the indictment.Â
As NBC News reported:
Subject lines on his fundraising emails included âAmerica needs you right now,â âBREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP INDICTED,â âRUMORED DETAILS OF MY ARRESTâ and âYes, Iâve been indicted, BUT.â
Trump also took to Truth Social to urge his supporters âwho are doing well,â to donate to his campaign.Â
âIf you are doing poorly, as so many of you are, do not send anything,â Trump wrote. âIf you are doing well, which was made possible through the great policies of the Trump Administration, send your contribution to donaldjtrump.com.â
Jordan Dixon-Hamilton is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write to him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.
