Donald Trump’s campaign has revealed it has realized $7.1 million since the former U.S. president was processed at an Atlanta jail in the Georgia election subversion case.
According to a campaign official, Trump’s fundraising total for the past three weeks, after his indictment and arraignment in Washington related to the federal January 6 case as well as his surrender and processing at the Fulton County jail in Georgia, is close to $20 million.
The day after his arrest in Georgia, Trump raised $4.18 million, the highest-grossing day of the entire campaign, the official said.
After Trump’s arrest, his campaign started selling merchandise featuring the former president’s mug shot. The official said the sales have also contributed to the high fundraising totals.
Trump’s legal troubles have compounded in recent weeks, with prosecutors bringing two indictments connected to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Earlier this month, special counsel Jack Smith brought four federal charges against Trump. The indictment alleges that Trump “was determined to remain in power” and, along with his cohorts, orchestrated a plan to overturn the results on and leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges, which included conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.
Also last week, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought 41 charges against Trump and 18 co-defendants, including his former personal attorney and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The charges include violating the state’s anti-racketeering law, and the indictment claims the defendants worked as an “enterprise” to overturn the state’s election result.
Though Trump has not been arraigned in the Georgia case, he made an appearance at the Fulton County jail during a recent TV primetime to be booked and released on bond. His advisers said they were very pleased with the media coverage Thursday, and the former president immediately began to fundraise after his arrest.
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