statement.
Rep. Lofgren: Thank you Mr.
Chairman.
Now that we understand the
litigation efforts by president
trump and his allies, I would
like to present additional
actions taken by the trump
campaign during this time.
President trump continued to
push the stolen election
narrative, even though he and
his allies knew that their
litigation efforts, making the
same claim had failed.
It is worth pointing out that
litigation generally does not
continue past the safe harbor
date of December 14.
The fact that this litigation
went on, that decision makes
more sense when you consider the
trump campaign's fundraising
tactics.
If the litigation had stopped on
December 14, there would have
been no fight to defend the
election and no clear path to
continue to raise millions of
dollars all stuff at this time,
I would ask for unanimous
consent to include in the record
a video presentation describing
how president trump used the
lies he told to raise millions
of dollars from the American
people.
These fundraising schemes were
also part of the effort to
disseminate the false claims of
election fraud.
Chairman Johnson: Without
objection.
>> I am senior investigative
council with the house select
committee to investigate the
January 6 attack on the united
States capital.
Between election day and January
6, the trump campaign sent
millions of fundraising emails
to trump supporters, sometimes
as many as 25 a day.
The emails claimed quote, the
left wing mob was undermining
the election, implored
supporters to quote, stepped up
to protect the integrity of the
election and encouraged them to
quote, fight back.
As the select committee has
demonstrated, the trump campaign
knew these claims of voter fraud
were false.
Yet they continue to barrage
small dollar donors with emails,
encouraging them to donate to
something called, the official
election defense fund.
The select committee discovered
no such fund existed.
>> I don't believe there is
actually a fund called the
election defense fund.
>> Another marketing tactic.
Tell us about these funds as
marking tactics.
>> Just topic matter, where
money could potentially go to be
used.
>> The claims that the election
was stolen were so successful,
president trump and his allies
raised $250 million, nearly $100
million in the first week after
the election.
On November 9 2020, president
trump created a separate entity
called the save America pac.
Most of the money raised went to
this new pac, not election
related litigation.
The select committee discovered
the pac made millions of dollars
of contributions to pro-trump
organizations including $1
million to mark meadows's
charitable foundation.
$1 million to the America first
policy institute, a conservative
and as a shin bet employs
several former trump and
attrition officials.
$200,000 to the trump hotel
collection.
Over $5 million to events or to
jeezy inc., the company that ran
president trump's January 6
rally.
>> All of us here did not want
to see our election victory
stolen by bold and radical left
Democrats.
>> The evidence developed by the
committee highlights how the
trump campaign aggressively
pushed false election claims to
fund raise, telling supporters
it would be used to fight voter
fraud that did not exist.
The emails continued through
January 6, even as president
trump spoke at the white house.
30 minutes after the last email
was sent, the capitol was
breached.
Rep. Lofgren: Every American is
entitled and encouraged to
participate in our electoral
process.
Political fundraising as part of
that.
Small dollar donors use scarce
disposable income to support
candidates and causes of their
choosing, to make their voices
heard, and those donors deserve
the truth about what those funds
will be used for.
Throughout the committee's
investigation, we found evidence
that the trump campaign and its
surrogates misled donors as to
where their funds would go, and
what they would be used for.
Not only was there the big lie,
there was the big ripoff.
Donors deserve to know where the
funds are really going.
They deserved better than what
president trump and his team