In the wake of reports yesterday that Trump was planning to sign an executive action directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, donations on the platform spiked.
Trump signed a presidential memorandum accusing ActBlue of the “unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees” yesterday evening, but donations started shooting up well before that, as Politico reported yesterday morning that Trump’s action against the platform was forthcoming.
The Democratic National Committee, former Vice President Kamala Harris and numerous other Democrats sent fundraising emails about the situation throughout the day.
The beginning of the fundraising jump began in the late morning yesterday and peaked during the 7 p.m. hour, with almost $500,000 donated on the platform that hour, according to an NBC News analysis.
The previous peak for the week was Tuesday at 3 p.m., with more than $330,000 donated in that hour.