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114. As of 4:30 CST Sunday, it's $305,000. Why doesn't gofundme stop this?

Sun Feb 18, 2024, 06:30 PM

Feb 18

Their T & C clearly states you can't set up a donation for crimes, yet...here we are. I did try to report this fiasco, but apparently I'm too dumb.

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Donald Trump GoFundMe Raises $84K of $355 Million Target in 24 Hours [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 17 OP

First of all... LOLOLOLOL. FalloutShelter Feb 17 #1

Fools and their money... nt spooky3 Feb 17 #2

Yep. FalloutShelter Feb 17 #3

Someone's said it Roy Rolling Feb 18 #55

You think that's bad? BumRushDaShow Feb 17 #9

OMG yeah... the ugly ass gold sneakers. FalloutShelter Feb 17 #13

Imagine hillbillies with mullets sporting these cpamomfromtexas Feb 18 #90

How hard is it COL Mustard Feb 18 #73

And especially where he was BumRushDaShow Feb 18 #84

It still blows my mind PatSeg Feb 17 #38

New gold sneakers True Blue American Feb 18 #67

LOLOLOL FalloutShelter Feb 18 #68

This is more my speed for any merch associated with him COL Mustard Feb 18 #77

It's marketed to fools, so I'm thinking it's a particular type of gold Kennah Feb 18 #123

488,000. jimfields33 Feb 19 #129

GoFundMe Terms of Service Mr.Bee Feb 17 #4

It's civil and not criminal. TwilightZone Feb 17 #6

Plus think of the payday the GoFundMe org could make at 2.9% of 355 mil chowder66 Feb 17 #12

I suspect they're going to kill it before long. TwilightZone Feb 17 #15

He does have a lawsuit against him from fraud that I posted in this thread. chowder66 Feb 17 #18

It's funny and ironic COL Mustard Feb 18 #75

What is your opinion is the GoFundMe Services going to let this go forward. Looking toward their cut 2.9%? usaf-vet Feb 18 #87

I won't use them. COL Mustard Feb 18 #105

Agreed! usaf-vet Feb 18 #106

Leave it rump and his lawyers slightlv Feb 17 #26

Is it being run to pay for the defense or to pay the judgement? If its for the judgement then it probably does not cstanleytech Feb 17 #10

That's The Wiggle Room ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #61

A GoFundMe account was used to raise $250,000 to pay court imposed fines on Chelsea Manning onenote Feb 18 #72

I came to the same conclusion. nt Shermann Feb 18 #92

Use this. Be generous. keithbvadu2 Feb 17 #5

I assumed that none of that money was ever going to reach Trump. tanyev Feb 17 #7

Probably not TexasBushwhacker Feb 17 #29

It will be good if she stiffs him. And be sure to laugh in his face, he's stiffed so many. captain queeg Feb 18 #104

He has to report claudette Feb 19 #128

LOL OilemFirchen Feb 17 #8

With interest that's accruing at $1M a week, they've got to do a little better than that. 🤣 🤣 🤣 TheBlackAdder Feb 18 #47

On the bright side, that's $84K not being spent on Alex Jones supplements, RockRaven Feb 17 #11

Or fradulent Glenn BecKKK gold! BumRushDaShow Feb 17 #19

Better! Not spent, not one dime, on R's running for the Senate, House, Governor, lesser elected posts. TFG by.... machoneman Feb 18 #69

DAILY INVOICE to Citizen Trump (just for interest) Dated: February 17, 2024: Amount: $87,534 MayReasonRule Feb 18 #89

I doubt it will in anywhere near that goal. cstanleytech Feb 17 #14

Suckers chowder66 Feb 17 #16

It's up to $145,000 now DavidDvorkin Feb 17 #17

Hey, if they keep up this breakneck pace... Salviati Feb 17 #39

There's more than one Trump GoFundMe .... ificandream Feb 17 #20

He got .02% of his goal FakeNoose Feb 17 #21

Was hoping someone would do the math SilasSouleII Feb 17 #37

If he were going to raise it himself, soldierant Feb 17 #40

Republicans have got to be the dumbest people on the planet Rizen Feb 17 #22

Where's the math people?? KarenS Feb 17 #23

From Where It Stabds Now... ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #62

$159,218 raised of $355,000,000 goal Kablooie Feb 17 #24

I would say this insane, stupid mass of magas slightlv Feb 17 #28

Imagine the cognitive dissonance in believing NYC Liberal Mar 3 #133

The guy literally owns a palace in Florida. Oneironaut Feb 17 #25

What a fucking grifter and mob boss. LOCK HIM Up!!!!! Evolve Dammit Feb 17 #27

A fool and his money...... Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 17 #30

If they keep up that donation rate,... LudwigPastorius Feb 17 #31

$84k/day is 2.6M/mo or 31M/year truthisfreedom Feb 17 #32

160,000 divided by 355,000,000... 3catwoman3 Feb 17 #33

You are off by a factor of 100. Is 0.045 %. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 18 #54

Is that in Dollars or Rubles? There is no restriction against foreign contributions... TomCADem Feb 17 #34

Why hasn't that fund raiser been pulled? Isn't it KewlKat Feb 17 #35

Yes, and multiple people have alerted. malthaussen Feb 18 #85

Awesome! He'll suck every penny from repukes Phoenix61 Feb 17 #36

It's like the people tithing the church orthoclad Feb 17 #41

$189,209 now IronLionZion Feb 18 #42

Largest donation anonymous? Originally, that 2,500K had a name on it, niyad Feb 18 #43

hem . birds of a feather. AllaN01Bear Feb 18 #45

Convicted of statutory rape. IronLionZion Feb 18 #74

I'm shocked, I say, shocked! n/t malthaussen Feb 18 #86

could u have imagioned what this could have done if done for good , but , noooooooo AllaN01Bear Feb 18 #44

Man, and to think I only got $2500 on mine. n/t malthaussen Feb 18 #46

A number of Dems are making $5 donations and using the comments section No Vested Interest Feb 18 #48

But we're totally not a cult WillParkinson Feb 18 #49

THey need to raise $972,602 per day and he'll have the NY money in 1 year. Good luck with that. Time for him iluvtennis Feb 18 #50

"As he spoke, the smell of weed occasionally wafted through the room." Layzeebeaver Feb 18 #51

Too bad I can't get a mailing list of donors, so ripe for scamming captain queeg Feb 18 #52

Is that brought in less than the interest that is adding up on Trump's civil penalties daily? Botany Feb 18 #53

Taxes Smackdown2019 Feb 18 #56

If he can legally do that, why can't there be a go fund me for Ukraine? tavernier Feb 18 #57

I'd donate to Ukraine! More_Cowbell Feb 18 #111

It'll only take 11 years to raise it all. And that's BEFORE interest kicks in. LOL Novara Feb 18 #58

This Elena Cardone person is gonna learn the hard way... Think. Again. Feb 18 #59

i feel like donating 1$ just so i can add a snarky comment samnsara Feb 18 #60

DAILY INVOICE to Citizen Trump (just for interest) Dated: February 17, 2024: Amount: $87,534 MayReasonRule Feb 18 #63

About equivalent to one days interest. gibraltar72 Feb 18 #64

Everybody should rambler_american Feb 18 #65

OMG that's hilarious. Layzeebeaver Feb 18 #66

Now tell me if I got this straight Mr. Ected Feb 18 #70

If he can continue to raise 84k Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 18 #71

I read somewhere that one $5 donation COL Mustard Feb 18 #76

I just don't understand it. liberal N proud Feb 18 #78

It all deals in personal accountability. The Grand Illuminist Feb 18 #79

Welcome to the next episode of "Soak the Suckers", ladies and gentlemen! calimary Feb 18 #80

Ali Velshi True Blue American Feb 18 #81

I suspect some members of the cult have decided not to throw good money after bad. Martin68 Feb 18 #82

"Racked up," forsooth? malthaussen Feb 18 #83

I contacted GoFundMe's press office and asked why a conman found by 3 judges to have engaged in fraud Liberty Belle Feb 18 #88

Let us know if you do! True Blue American Feb 18 #91

Go Fund Me Smooth155 Feb 18 #93

Wait. Why is the super billionaire using gofundme? ColinC Feb 18 #94

He's cleaning out the rubes. Again. Aristus Feb 18 #95

It's up to $280,000 as of 1 p.m. ET Sunday. ificandream Feb 18 #96

Still waiting for Bannon's "Build the Wall" fundraising fraud trial BumRushDaShow Feb 18 #97

11 years, 6 months, 17 days 4 hours and 33 minutes to go Turbineguy Feb 18 #98

There's no proof that these GFM accounts are for real FakeNoose Feb 18 #99

That would be great More_Cowbell Feb 18 #112

I have little doubt that it's real. TwilightZone Feb 18 #116

Some one can check math but Playingmantis Feb 18 #100

Idiots JohnSJ Feb 18 #101

DjT's 'golden sneakers': After running for a year, Jrose Feb 18 #102

Not even ONE DAY'S interest exp. he is accruing PER DAY! Grins Feb 18 #103

Now I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it. What a great way to make money, no effort, no feelings of guilt when captain queeg Feb 18 #107

Why doesn't he simply steal the $$$ from a charity? Orrex Feb 18 #108

At this rate, it will take 11.5 years Kennah Feb 18 #109

Woooo hoooo, they'll have the rest of it in a coupla decades! marble falls Feb 18 #110

So the total is now up to $303K...still a long way from what he needs. COL Mustard Feb 18 #113

As of 4:30 CST Sunday, it's $305,000. Why doesn't gofundme stop this? 634-5789 Feb 18 #114

GoFundMe gets a cut of some sort from the total... No Vested Interest Feb 18 #115

He hasn't been convicted of crimes. TwilightZone Feb 18 #117

A judge ruled that he committed fraud via a summary judgement before having the trial to determne penalties BumRushDaShow Feb 18 #118

He's not facing criminal penalties. TwilightZone Feb 18 #119

I saw upthread that apparently GoFundMe has been used for other similar civil penalties BumRushDaShow Feb 18 #120

It doesn't matter if fraud is a crime if it's in a civil case. TwilightZone Feb 18 #121

The issue in this case with this thread and questions about GoFundMe BumRushDaShow Feb 18 #122

0.000859154929577 Less than 1 1,000th underpants Feb 19 #126

Aint math fun? Brainfodder Feb 19 #124

and when the next shiny object distracts them and the funding falls off... Javaman Feb 19 #125

I'm astounded claudette Feb 19 #127

What's the daily interest on a $355M penalty ? C_U_L8R Feb 19 #130

A trip to Saudi Arabia Kennah Feb 19 #131

In an update.... COL Mustard Mar 3 #132

This made me 'Happy! Like squirrel!" GoneOffShore Mar 3 #134

I like happy raccoons! COL Mustard Mar 3 #136

womp womp AZLD4Candidate Mar 3 #135