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Donald Trump’s marketing campaign is asking Republican candidates and committees utilizing the previous president’s identify and likeness to fundraise to offer at the least 5% of what they elevate to the marketing campaign, in line with a letter obtained by CNN.

Trump’s marketing campaign managers, Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, mentioned in a letter dated April 15, “Starting tomorrow, we ask that every one candidates and committees who select to make use of President Trump’s identify, picture, and likeness break up a minimal of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump Nationwide Committee JFC…”

Wiles and LaCivita added: “Any break up that’s greater than 5% will probably be seen favorably by the (Republican Nationwide Committee) and President Trump’s marketing campaign and is routinely reported to the best ranges of management inside each organizations.”

The letter comes because the presumptive GOP nominee has been ramping up his marketing campaign fundraising as he scrambles to meet up with President Joe Biden’s monetary operation. The letter, first reported by Politico, was dated on the primary day of Trump’s New York felony hush cash trial, which is able to severely curtail his flexibility to journey for fundraising and campaigning.

The letter additionally included tips for Republican candidates and committees when they’re utilizing Trump’s identify and likeness whereas fundraising and requested them to keep away from “talking on behalf of” Trump, “creating memberships, golf equipment, or rewards that aren’t licensed by the marketing campaign,” “impersonating President Trump or his marketing campaign,” and mentioning Trump’s household with out their consent or the consent of the marketing campaign.

“It is very important shield small greenback donors from scammers that use the president’s identify and likeness,” Trump marketing campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez mentioned in a press release.

Trump has carefully guarded using his model and identify. In 2021, his group despatched cease-and-desist letters to the RNC and the occasion’s congressional fundraising arms, asking them to cease utilizing his identify and picture of their fundraising appeals. Since changing into his occasion’s presumptive nominee, Trump has launched a takeover of the RNC and now could be elevating cash collectively with the nationwide occasion.