The transition team, which is an actual entity, can only take $5k. His campaign can continue taking donations, especially if they earmark it for his re-election campaign.
Campaign funds never go away. Hillary probably still has millions in her accounts.
I thought he was fundraising specifically for "the transition", though... is there a law against using that for campaign if it was solicited for a different purpose?
I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a legal wall for transparency purposes, so illicit money doesn't try to influence that early. Campaigns are treated as distinct legal/financial entities.
The transition team, which is an actual entity, can only take $5k. His campaign can continue taking donations, especially if they earmark it for his re-election campaign.
Campaign funds never go away. Hillary probably still has millions in her accounts.
I thought he was fundraising specifically for "the transition", though... is there a law against using that for campaign if it was solicited for a different purpose?
I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a legal wall for transparency purposes, so illicit money doesn't try to influence that early. Campaigns are treated as distinct legal/financial entities.