Even Donald Trump Is Using the Jan. 6 Hearings to Appeal for Donations
- Former president seeks money from supporters opposed to probe
- Democrats too seek cash support from investigation and hearing
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Politicians and special interests are using the Jan. 6 hearings in appeals for donations, with even former President Donald Trump trying to cash in on the congressional probe of his role in the deadly US Capitol assault.
Like a two-way toll booth just around the corner from this fall’s mid-term elections, donor appeals playing off the investigation run a gamut. They go from committees for Democrats enthusiastically praising the House panel and Republican organizations denouncing it to groups focused on specific policy changes.