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Money Flows for Republicans Who Defied Trump

April 16, 2021 at 3:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump has vowed to drive the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him out of office, but GOP donors, political action committees and even some Democrats poured money into those candidates’ coffers in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot,” Bloomberg reports.

“Collectively, the 10 members raised $6.4 million, with seven setting personal records for first-quarter fundraising in a non-election year. All outraised the challengers who filed campaign finance reports.”

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