The Republican Party and Trump's reelection committee were fundraising off Trump's very challenging news cycle.

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The body of the email doesn't get specific, so it wasn't clear whether the email referred to the Comey story or the story about classified intelligence. But the letter seems to imply that the reports aren't just "fake news," they are real efforts by people within the government to undermine Trump.

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"You already knew the media was out to get us," the email begins. "But sadly it’s not just the fake news …

"There are people within our own unelected bureaucracy that want to sabotage President Trump and our entire America First movement," it continued.

The letter went on to quote Trump's chief strategist and proponent of deconstructing the "administrative state," Stephen K. Bannon.

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“If you think they’re going to give you your country back without a fight, you’re sadly mistaken. Every day is going to be a fight," Bannon had said earlier this year. "That is the promise of Donald Trump.”

To fight back, supporters were asked to donate $1 to "Drain the Swamp."

It is unclear when the email was created and sent (fundraising emails are often scheduled to be sent well in advance). But the reference to "cleaning house" is a curious line given that the subject of the hour is the circumstances under which Trump fired Comey.

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"They don’t want it to be America First," the email continues. "They want it to be Special Interests first to enrich themselves all while the citizens of our country remain an afterthought.