--- title: Trump Campaign Saw a Spike In Donations After Indictment description: Donald Trump’s reelection campaign raised $15.4 million in the two weeks after the DA's office filed charges against him canonical: https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/ author: Anisha Kohli article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-04-15T19:59:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T15:44:41.205Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Sees Donation Bump After Indictment og:description: The campaign raised $15.4 million in the two weeks after the DA's office filed charges against Trump og:url: https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03d1fedb0c80e39f/698a3c04457a52d5acd677f6/trump-fundraising.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-GUNS-NRA-CONVENTION og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Sees Donation Bump After Indictment twitter:description: The campaign raised $15.4 million in the two weeks after the DA's office filed charges against Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03d1fedb0c80e39f/698a3c04457a52d5acd677f6/trump-fundraising.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Campaign Says It Saw a Spike In Donations After Indictment > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Anisha Kohli](https://time.com/author/anisha-kohli/)  ## Anisha Kohli Apr 15, 2023 7:59 PM UTC  Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump leaves after speaking during the 152nd National Rifle Association (NRA) annual Covention at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 14, 2023 Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump leaves after speaking during the 152nd National Rifle Association (NRA) annual Covention at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 14, 2023 AFP via Getty Images  by [Anisha Kohli](https://time.com/author/anisha-kohli/)  ## Anisha Kohli Apr 15, 2023 7:59 PM UTC Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising for his 2024 reelection campaign spiked after his indictment on March 30, raising $18.8 million between January and March—$4 million of which came in the 24 hour period [after the indictment](https://time.com/6268699/onald-trump-indictment-investigations-election-politics/), according to new figures from his campaign, [_Politico_](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/15/trump-fundraising-indictment-data-00092176) reports. The large sum was split between the former president’s political action committee, Save America, and his campaign—whose first-quarter financial disclosure to the Federal Election Committee is due Saturday. Trump’s uptick in fundraising is a strong point of interest in the Republican primary, where he has a stronghold among MAGA supporters, but continues to face controversy and legal woes. Trump was [indicted](https://time.com/longform/trump-stormy-daniels-indictment-arraignment/) on March 30 by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to his alleged involvement in a 2016 hush money scandal weeks before he won the presidential election. Trump has pleaded not guilty and prosecutors have asked for a January [trial](https://time.com/6269056/trump-indictment-not-celebrity-trial/), just weeks before the Iowa caucuses kick off the GOP primary. According to _Politico_, the campaign says it raised $15.4 million in the two weeks following the DA office’s filing of charges against Trump, and that almost a quarter of donors from that period had never donated to Trump before. He received more than 312,000 donations, over 97% of which were less than $200 each, averaging around $49. Trump was also reportedly raising $168,000 per day in the first quarter from January 1 to March 31, according to _Politico_. Because of the March 30-31 window following the indictment, the donation figures provided don’t reveal the true scope of Trump’s fundraising in the weeks that have passed since the charges were filed. According to figures from the campaign, Trump’s fundraising report will show that the campaign accumulated $14.5 million in the first quarter, almost all of which was transferred over from Save America, _Politico_ reports. Additionally, the campaign reported spending $3.5 million and having $13.9 million liquid at the end of March. Trump began fundraising for the campaign in November, but his earnings have been small compared to his 2020 reelection run while he was still in office. He raised more than $30 million in 2019’s first quarter. The campaign is pushing hard to increase revenue with recent efforts like recruiting experienced Republican fundraisers to pursue an advantage in the crowded race for Republican presidential nominee. Trump’s competition includes former South Carolina [Gov. Nikki Hale](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4898554/nikki-haley-firsts/)y, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov.r Asa Hutchinson and potential contenders who have supported Trump over the years, including Florida [Gov. Ron DeSantis](https://time.com/6271843/florida-6-week-abortion-ban/), former Vice President Mike Pence, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/"},"headline":"Trump Campaign Says It Saw a Spike In Donations After Indictment","datePublished":"2023-04-15T19:59:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T15:44:41.205Z","description":"The campaign raised $15.4 million in the two weeks after the DA's office filed charges against Trump","url":"https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03d1fedb0c80e39f/698a3c04457a52d5acd677f6/trump-fundraising.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anisha Kohli","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/anisha-kohli/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03d1fedb0c80e39f/698a3c04457a52d5acd677f6/trump-fundraising.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-POLITICS-GUNS-NRA-CONVENTION","caption":"US-POLITICS-GUNS-NRA-CONVENTION","creditText":"AFP via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6272256/trump-2024-indictment-donation-surge/","name":"Trump Campaign Says It Saw a Spike In Donations After Indictment"}}]}] ```