Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-25 14:37:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF633548AC0BB9197AFE41B26FDE8668A0E9A7831AA6DBC8EB711D98015B5B2B
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Original Note:
Website asks for donations, yet Trump has a controversial history of donations usage. Partly due to being unclear how much of donations he receives for his campaign is instead burned in legal funds for the lawsuits Trump faces against criminal activities: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-trump-use-political-donations-pay-legal-defense-2023-08-01/ https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105279623/jan-6-committee-trump-campaign-legal-defense-fund https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/donald-j-trump-pays-court-ordered-2-million-illegally-using-trump-foundation https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2021/02/05/trump-shifted-campaign-donor-money-into-his-private-business-after-losing-the-election/?sh=31aaec6c4418 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-fundraising-scam-jan-6-hearing-1367359/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62998508 https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-legal-costs-funnel-donations-b2363875.html
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