Trump Calls for ‘Major Investigations’ Into Harris Campaign’s Payments to Major Celebrities– freebeacon.com
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President Donald Trump called for “major investigations” Monday into Kamala Harris’s campaign payments to celebrities and entertainers who endorsed the Democrat’s failed presidential campaign.
Trump singled out Harris campaign payments to pop star Beyoncé Knowles, rocker Bruce Springsteen, and other entertainers in a series of posts on Truth Social. Harris’s team paid millions of dollars to those celebrities and others in hopes that star appeal would turn out voters. Harris’s campaign paid Knowles’s production company $165,000 for an appearance at a Houston campaign rally on Oct. 25 and $75,000 to Springsteen’s company for a gig in Philadelphia on Oct. 29, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
“THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL! IT IS AN ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION!” Trump wrote. “I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter. Candidates aren’t allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment.”
Trump did not say whether he wants the Department of Justice or Congress to investigate the payments. But any probe could shine an embarrassing light on the Harris campaign’s finances as she weighs whether to run again for president in 2028. Many Democratic donors have fumed at the Harris payments to celebrities after the campaign burned $1.5 billion in just three months. In addition to celebrity payments, Harris doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to Democratic advertising firms and consultants, only to lose decisively to Trump in November.
