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Secretive Conservative Donors Draw Up 2024 Plans

April 23, 2024 at 10:43 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump spent last week stuck in New York City for the beginning of his hush money trial. But on Wednesday, between days in court, Trump made time to call into a secretive donor meeting back at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida,“ NBC News reports.

“The event was hosted by the Rockbridge Network, an under-the-radar, new-age conservative group that sees itself as the leading edge of a changing Republican Party — and is putting tens of millions of dollars into building a fresh infrastructure to support it.”

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