Secret Sources Reveal That Central Republic Is Rummaging For A Lot Of Money For Trump's Election Lawsuit

President of the United States Donald Trump (Source: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Republican Party needs a lot of money to finance lawsuits for the 2020 US elections. At least 60 million US dollars or around Rp852.9 billion.

Now, the Republk Party is raising funds. Trump's campaign team has filed a number of lawsuits in several states over the election vote count.

On the other hand, Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden is getting closer to the terms of 270 electoral college victories. "They want 60 million dollars," said a Republican donor who received pleas from Trump's campaign team and the Republican National Committee (RNC).

Two other sources said the Trump campaign team wanted US $ 100 million - about Rp1.4 trillion - for a joint fundraising committee run by the campaign team and the RNC. It's kind of a sign that the scale of Trump's lawsuit may be bigger.

Quoted by Reuters on Saturday, November 7, the three sources gave information without wanting to be identified because they were related to sensitive issues. The Trump and RNC campaign teams have yet to comment on this issue.

The appeal for funds comes as Trump and Biden's campaign teams prepare to contest power over election results through legal channels. Since voting closed on the evening of Tuesday, November 3, Trump's campaign team has begun sending emails and text messages accusing the electoral process of being sneaky.

In that message Trump also included a request for a donation of funds. Trump started the campaign with strong financial returns and had to end it with a struggle to keep up with Biden, who received high financial support from fundraising.

An adviser to Trump, who also did not want to be identified, even called the strategy of the lawsuits so far a mess, mess and "detrimental to the President." The adviser said the Trump campaign team appeared surprised by the vote tally.

The adviser also said Trump's campaign team had no preparations to bring him to justice. David Bossie, a senior adviser to Trump's campaign team and a prominent conservative activist who heads the advocacy group Citizens United, was selected as leader of the post-election lawsuits team.

Bossie was previously part of a Trump support group filing lawsuits in Las Vegas against vote counting in the State of Nevada. Meanwhile, Biden's campaign team on Wednesday launched the "Biden Fight Fund", a fundraising program to fight legal battles with Trump, according to emails reviewed by Reuters.

"President Trump has threatened to take legal action to obstruct a proper vote tabulation process," Biden's Campaign Manager, Jen O'Malley Dillon, said by email.

A Republican official commented on the presidential candidate's move from his party, noting that now is the time for Trump to move on. "This competition is over, and the only person who doesn't realize it is Donald Trump," he said.