President Donald Trump's joint fundraising with the Republican National Committee quarterly dipped compared to the previous three-month period, when the three entities raised a total of $13.9 million. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Trump campaign operation raises $11.6 million during third quarter

President Donald Trump’s campaign operation raised $11.6 million between the start of July and the end of September this year, new filings show.

The $11.6 million total was brought in by Trump’s campaign and two joint fundraising committees set up to raise money in conjunction with the Republican National Committee. The quarterly haul dipped compared to the previous three-month period, when the three entities raised a total of $13.9 million, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission that were made public on Sunday.


The Trump campaign reported spending $95,241 at Trump properties during the third quarter of this year. Half that spending was for rent for the campaign at Trump Tower in New York City, while other funds went to lodging at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, according to the disclosures.

Former Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale was another major recipient of funds: the campaign paid $1 million for digital consulting and online advertising to two firms associated with him, Giles-Parscale and Parscale Strategy.

Additionally, of the $4 million total spent by the Trump campaign this quarter, more than $1 million went to pay legal fees to firms including Jones Day, which represented Trump during the campaign, and Alan Futerfas, who is representing Donald Trump Jr. in the Russia probe.

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The Trump campaign reported that it raised $1.2 million in small-dollar donations of $200 or less. Trump Make America Great Again committee, one of Trump’s joint fundraising committees, raised an additional $2.9 million in small donations. The two largest donations to Trump during the most recent quarter came from Thomas Peterffy of Florida and Jeanne Siegel of New York, who each donated $250,000.

