, Columnist
Trump's Election-Fraud Business Is Booming
The president needn’t risk his own money as long as others are willing to chip in.
Still contesting the November election.
Photographer: Chris Kleponis/BloombergThe president of the United States, a self-described multibillionaire, is still claiming the 2020 election was rigged — and he wants you to give him some of your money to help him sort that out.
Ever since it became clear Joe Biden was the president-elect, Donald Trump’s campaign has pushed out a tsunami of text messages and email solicitations seeking donations to defray legal bills it’s incurred while trying, unsuccessfully, to overturn the election. Already, the effort has raised between $150 million and $170 million, according to the Washington Post and the New York Times.