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Former President Donald Trump's campaign is requesting to change how often it reveals some of its donors.
On Friday, Trump's campaign committee filed a request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to post Form 3L filings quarterly, rather than monthly, amid his presidential campaign. The request comes as Trump has appeared to win enough delegates to secure the Republican presidential nomination, setting up a likely rematch against President Joe Biden in November.
The request only referred to the Form 3L. In these forms, the campaign discloses the name and addresses of lobbyists or registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act who make two or more bundled contributions of at least $22,700, according to the FEC's website.
This request will, therefore, not affect how often the Trump campaign reports its normal campaign expenditures. As the campaign has raised more than $100,000, it will continue file those monthly, per the FEC rules.
"This statement serves to formally request a filing frequency change for Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. (C00828541) from monthly to quarterly filing for the Form 3L Lobbyist Bundling Report beginning with the first report due for calendar year 2024," the request reads.
The reason for the request remained unclear on Monday morning. It was specifically made by Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., the committee associated with his campaign.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign via email. The FEC declined to comment on the matter.
Committees that file these monthly reports may request to file quarterly so long as they notify the FEC of their intention to do so. They would be required to file their next reports under the new frequency and may not make such a change more than once a year.
How Much Money Has Donald Trump Raised?
Between January 1, 2023, and February 29, 2024, Trump's principle campaign committee raised more than $95.5 million. In that same time period, it spent $65 million, leaving him with roughly $34 million cash on hand, as the committee had about $3 million prior.
However, Trump is facing questions from some Republicans over his fundraising. The Biden campaign has outraised Trump, who may use some of his campaign donations to pay his legal bills in his four criminal cases, siphoning away funds that could be spent to bolster his campaign in the key swing states that will determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
In that same time period, Biden's principal campaign committee raised nearly $115 million and spent more than $45 million, leaving him with about $71 million cash on hand, as the committee had about $1.7 million before then.
While Biden has led in the fundraising race, polls show the November election as being sharply competitive, though Trump has lost some ground to Biden in recent months.
According to the latest poll from The New York Times and Siena College, Trump now leads Biden by one point in a head-to-head matchup. In that survey, which polled 1,059 likely voters from April 7 to 11, Trump received support from 47 percent of respondents, compared to 46 percent who said they intended to vote for Biden.
That marks a shift toward the incumbent president, as the NYT/Siena poll from February found Trump with a larger lead. In that poll, which surveyed 980 likely voters from February 25 to 28, Trump led by 48 percent to 44 percent.
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Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. ... Read more