After the 2020 presidential election he lost, Trump falsely claimed that the results had been tampered with. Prosecutors want to know if he or his campaign team also used those allegations in emails to donors to solicit money from them. U.S. law prohibits misrepresentation in emails asking for money, writes The Washington Post.
Prosecutors want to know what Trump and his associates said among themselves about the alleged election fraud and whether that differed from things they wrote in official correspondence to potential lenders. The fundraising brought Trump more than $ 200 million (181 million euros), according to insiders against the newspaper.
Trump wants to run for president again in 2024. Several legal investigations are underway against him. In New York, an investigation is underway into the hush money paid to a porn star who allegedly had sex with him. It is also being investigated whether he withheld secret documents and plotted to reverse the 2020 election results.