- In what’s sure to be a pleasant birthday gift to the former president, supporters of Donald Trump have donated $6.6 million in the wake of special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of him on 37 criminal charges.
- Trump, who celebrated his 77th birthday on Wednesday, announced the fundraising haul via Truth Social.
- “Since deranged Jack Smith took the unprecedented step of weaponizing the justice system to attack his political opponent, Donald J. Trump for President 2024 has raised more than $6.6 million in just a few short days,” reads the statement. Smith announced the charges last Friday.
