{"id":2309389,"date":"2024-07-26T11:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309389"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:12:39","slug":"fact-check-did-donald-trump-donate-to-kamala-harris-2014-attorney-general-reelection-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-donate-to-kamala-harris-2014-attorney-general-reelection-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Donate To Kamala Harris\u2019 2014 Attorney General Reelection Campaign?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-donald-trump-donate-to-kamala-harris-2014-attorney-general-reelection-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent viral post on X, Florida Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz claimed that Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee and former President, contributed to Kamala Harris&#8217;s 2014 campaign for Attorney General. Specifically, Moskowitz asserted that Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, donated a total of $8,000 to Harris&#8217;s campaign, which is corroborated by the California Secretary of State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-denzel-washington-say-hes-leaving-the-democratic-party-to-help-team-trump\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Denzel Washington Say He\u2019s Leaving The Democratic Party To Help \u2018Team Trump\u2019?\">campaign finance database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made a $5,000 donation in September 2011 and an additional $1,000 in February 2013. Ivanka Trump also contributed $2,000 in June 2014. Moskowitz&#8217;s post has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny&#039;s chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a>, claiming Trump&#8217;s donations were a &#8220;wise investment.&#8221; Furthermore, in the context of ethics complaints involving former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, both Trump and Ivanka testified that these donations were made to support Harris upon Schneiderman&#8217;s request.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the donations, Harris ultimately donated the funds to a non-profit advocating for civil and human rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>In a viral post shared on X, Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1815113296036479175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump donated to Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Was a wise investment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S7C18nDFzA\">pic.twitter.com\/S7C18nDFzA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1815113296036479175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: True<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is true. Multiple sources, including the California Secretary of State&rsquo;s campaign finances database, reveal Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, both donated to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harris has won the support of 2,668 delegates, which has helped her presumptive secure the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/2pAvN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the July 21 X post, which has been viewed over two million times as of writing, Moskowitz claimed Trump donated to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[It] was a wise investment,&rdquo; Moskowitz captioned the post, which features what appears to be a scanned copy of a check signed by Trump. The $5,000 check is dated September 2011 and indicates the funds are to be used to &ldquo;Re-elect Attorney General Kamala D. Harris 2014.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The claim is true. An <a href=\"https:\/\/powersearch.sos.ca.gov\/advanced.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced search<\/a> of the California Secretary of State&rsquo;s campaign finances database reveals Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, both donated to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Trump donated $5,000 to Harris&rsquo; campaign on September 26, 2011 and made a second donation of $1,000 to the campaign on February 20, 2013. Likewise, Trump&rsquo;s daughter, Ivanka Trump donated $2,000 to Harris&rsquo; campaign on June 3, 2014. The total amount of money Harris received from Trump and his daughter is $8,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8170509\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8170509\">Screenshot captured via California Secretary of State&rsquo;s website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fox News reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/court-files-shed-light-on-kamalas-awkward-donation-from-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2019<\/a>&nbsp;that Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, both signed sworn affidavits stating former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was the reason they had contributed to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, the affidavit was &ldquo;part of an ethics complaint&rdquo; Trump had made against Schneiderman in December 2013. At the time, Trump alleged Schneiderman had led him to believe his &ldquo;investigation into Trump University was over when it was not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Schneiderman&rsquo;s &ldquo;persistent, unsolicited and unqualified reassurances that the investigation would never eventuate in a lawsuit, and my sincere belief that there was no wrongdoing on the part of [Trump University], I did not perceive any issue with trying to assist Mr. Schneiderman whenever I or other Trump Org. executives were able,&rdquo; according to his sworn statement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also detailed Schneiderman&rsquo;s role in his donation to Harris&rsquo; campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Schneiderman&rsquo;s former transition committee leader asked my daughter Ivanka if she would arrange for me to make a contribution to a fundraising event sponsored by Mr. Schneiderman for newly elected California Attorney General Kamala Harris,&rdquo; Trump said via the same sworn statement, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In response, I made a $5,000 contribution to Ms. Harris&rsquo; campaign&mdash;the highest level of sponsorship listed in the invitation&mdash;and Ivanka attended the event together with some of [the] Trump Org. &lsquo;s other top executives,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article226975319.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sacramento Bee<\/a> reported Harris had taken the $6,000 Trump gave her campaign and donated it to &ldquo;a non-profit that advocates for civil and human rights for Central Americans&rdquo; in 2015, citing her spokesperson Ian Sams. The outlet did not specify if Harris had chosen to keep the money she&rsquo;d received from Ivanka Trump or if Harris had donated the money elsewhere. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/19\/fact-check-jd-vance-claims-donald-trump-opposed-2003-iraq-invasion-while-joe-biden-supported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: J.D. Vance Claims Donald Trump Opposed 2003 Iraq Invasion While Biden Supported)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, Trump&rsquo;s campaign defended his donations to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign after then-candidate Joe Biden announced he&rsquo;d selected Harris as his running mate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8620245\/Donald-Trumps-campaign-forced-defend-8-000-donations-Kamala-Harris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has &lsquo;donated to candidates across all aisles,&#8217;&rdquo; his campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson said at the time, the outlet reported. &ldquo;I will note that Kamala Harris is a Black woman [and] he donated to her campaign so I hope we can squash this racism argument now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/trump-donation-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a> also fact-checked the claim that Trump had donated money to Harris&rsquo; 2014 attorney general reelection campaign, labeling the claim as true in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Harris became the attorney general of California in 2010, serving in the role until 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/what-to-know-about-kamala-harris-record-as-california-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News Sacramento<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted spokespersons for Trump and Harris for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a widely circulated post on X, Florida Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz asserted that Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee and former President, contributed to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; 2014 campaign for reelection as attorney general. He remarked, &#8220;Was a wise investment,&#8221; alongside a post that included what appears to be a scanned check signed by Trump. The check, dated September 2011, shows a donation of $5,000 intended for &#8220;Re-elect Attorney General Kamala D. Harris 2014.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This claim has been verified as accurate. An in-depth search of the California Secretary of State&#8217;s campaign finance database confirms that both Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, made donations to Harris&#8217; campaign. Trump contributed $5,000 on September 26, 2011, and an additional $1,000 on February 20, 2013. Ivanka Trump also donated $2,000 on June 3, 2014. In total, Harris received $8,000 from the Trump family.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2019, Fox News reported that both Trump and Ivanka had signed sworn affidavits stating that their donations were influenced by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who had led them to believe that his investigation into Trump University was concluded. Trump explained that Schneiderman&#8217;s former transition committee leader had asked Ivanka to facilitate his contribution to a fundraising event for Harris, which he attended with other executives from the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, The Sacramento Bee noted that Harris had donated the $6,000 from Trump to a non-profit organization advocating for civil and human rights for Central Americans, although it was unclear if she kept the funds from Ivanka. Following Biden&#8217;s selection of Harris as his running mate, Trump&#8217;s campaign defended his donations, emphasizing that he has contributed to candidates from various political backgrounds. Snopes also confirmed the accuracy of the claim regarding Trump&#8217;s donations to Harris&#8217; campaign in July 2024. Harris served as California&#8217;s attorney general from 2010 until 2017. Check Your Fact has reached out to representatives for both Trump and Harris for comments and will update the article if responses are received<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2309396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2162454834-e1721752774550.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[36315,32319,13420,32438],"class_list":["post-2309389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-campaign-donation","tag-donald-trump","tag-fact-check","tag-kamala-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2162454834-e1721752774550.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}