One pair of conservative megadonors and one massive check made May a memorable fundraising month for former President Donald Trump.
On June 20, three committees attached to the former chief executive filed monthly reports with the Federal Election Commission. Those filings showed the three committees collectively received more than $144.2 million in donations during May.
According to a June announcement from the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, the strong fundraising came on the heels of the conviction of former President Trump on multiple felony counts in a New York court on May 30.
Within 24 hours of that decision, the campaign, its allies, and Republican bodies such as the RNC, National Republican Senatorial Committee, and National Republican Congressional Committee took in millions….