United States: How Those Who Funded Trump's Campaign Got Ripped Off
Donald Trump meeting in Michigan on November 1, 2020. AP Photo / Evan Vucci
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Automatic withdrawals were made every week from the accounts of those who decided to participate in the financing of Donald Trump's campaign, the
New York Times
revealed this Sunday
.
Over 500,000 people complained and got reimbursed.
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With our correspondent in Washington,
Anne Corpet
Every day during the election campaign, supporters of Donald Trump received texts and emails asking for their financial support.
But not all of those who responded to those calls from March 2020 onwards paid attention to a clause written in small print on the fundraising company's website page.
This clause authorized an automatic debit every month, then every week from September, until the November ballot.
To escape these weekly contributions, donors had to manually uncheck a box filled in by default.
As the election approached, another clause was introduced which provided for the doubling of the initial stake.
Quickly, the banks were seized with thousands of complaints from supporters of Donald Trump.
In two and a half months, the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee were forced to repay 530,000 unintentional donors for a total amount of more than $ 64 million.
Some contributors have been tapped to the point where they greatly exceed the campaign spending limit allowed by law.
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