Influx of Supporters Crash Trump’s Donation Page After Guilty Verdict

Just moments following former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on 34 counts in his hush money case in New York, WinRed, the Republican fundraising platform, crashed due to an influx of supporters flocking to the site to donate to the presumptive Republican nominee.

Minutes after the verdict, a fundraising link was posted on Trump’s campaign website, reading, “I was just convicted in a rigged political witch hunt trial… Your support is the only thing standing between us and total tyranny.”

The campaign also requested that members of Congress who had been endorsed by Trump also send out the link, according to a source familiar. Almost instantly, it was overwhelmed, shutting down WinRed for almost 30 minutes.

Read more at The Daily Beast.