Trump to host first major fundraiser the day of his arraignment
First comes the court date, then comes the money.
By Alex Isenstadt
06/11/2023 05:32 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump is set to host the first fundraiser for his 2024 campaign on Tuesday evening, hours after he is expected to be arraigned in a Miami courtroom.
The fundraiser will take place at his Bedminster, N.J. golf club, for what advisers say will be the first in a string of gatherings for donors and bundlers that will take place across the country.
The campaign said it expects to raise $2 million at the event, helping to pad the former president’s coffers just weeks before the end of the second-quarter deadline and as Trump gears up for what could be a long and expensive nomination fight.
Earlier in the day, Trump is due to be in Miami, summoned over charges stemming from his handling and retention of classified documents he took from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida. The ex-president has been defiant since his indictment last week, pledging to stay in the race even if convicted.
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