Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday, May 30, 2024, after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his criminal trial. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
"I think it is just very telling; I would never have predicted that you'd have a sold-out fundraiser targeting tech leaders in Pacific Heights and for a Republican candidate," Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican National Committee member from California, told Fox News.
Dhillon, a longtime Bay Area-based attorney who's part of Trump's legal coalition, is attending the fundraiser.
TRUMP GUILTY VERDICT IN CRIMINAL TRIAL FIRES UP HIS FUNDRAISING
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a Trump ally and potential 2024 running mate who spent time a few years back in the San Francisco area working for hedge funds in the tech sector, was instrumental in putting the top-dollar fundraiser together.
Trump heads south to Beverly Hills for a Friday fundraiser and a Saturday finance event in Newport Beach in Orange County.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wave at a campaign event at Girard College, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Biden campaign has also been fundraising off of the Trump verdict, and a source familiar told Fox News that "the 24 hours after the verdict were one of the best fundraising 24 hours of the Biden campaign since launch."
Trump has been aiming to close his fundraising gap with Biden. In April, his campaign and the RNC for the first time outraised the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
And on Wednesday, Make America Great Again Inc., a leading super PAC supporting Trump's campaign, said it raked in nearly $70 million in fundraising in May.
Fundraising, along with public opinion polling, is a key metric used to measure the strength of candidates and their campaigns. Money raised can be used to build up grassroots outreach and get-out-the-vote operations, staffing, travel and ads, among other things.
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