Former President Trump’s political action committee is reportedly fed up with the Senate campaign for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich trying to raise money by invoking the former Republican president’s brand.
In a cease-and-desist letter obtained by The Washington Post, a lawyer for Trump PAC Save America threatened legal action if Brnovich did not stop using Trump’s image and name in what the lawyer believes to be misleading.
The turning point reportedly came last month, after Trump endorsed Bronvich’s main rival in the Arizona GOP Senate primary and Bronvich’s campaign sent an email with the subject line: “NOTICE OF ACCOUNT TERMINATION”.
The email threatened potential donors with losing”[cualquier] ability to continue receiving our Trump polls, Trump rally alerts and 2024 endorsement opportunities” if they didn’t give Brnovich money, according to the post.
Bronvich and main rival Blake Masters will meet in the primary on August 2, with the winner challenging the vulnerable incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
Before the June email, Brnovich’s campaign was sending out emails purporting to tell likely Republican voters they can be on “Team Trump” or “Support Trump for President in 2024” by donating to the campaign.
Save America PAC’s letter states: “Your use of President Trump’s name, image, or likeness is likely to mislead people into believing that President Trump supports, endorses, or promotes your candidacy for the US Senate in Arizona.” ; it doesn’t,” the attorney wrote.
The letter also argued that the wording of the email could confuse people into thinking they were hitting Trump.
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