Taking his defense of Trump to the bank: Devin Nunes raising astronomical sums of money

The Devin Nunes fundraising juggernaut pressed forward during the final three months of last year, with the California congressman accumulating $2.1 million to finish with $7.2 million on hand to spend on his 2020 reelection bid.

As the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Nunes has been at the center of his party’s effort to defend President Trump against impeachment. It is hardly a new role. Nunes has aggressively defended Trump against Democratic charges of impropriety since the president was inaugurated three years ago, and grassroots Republicans have rewarded him by contributing tens of millions of dollars in small donations.

Nunes’s fourth-quarter 2019 fundraising was confirmed by sources closed to the congressman’s political operation. The Federal Election Commission reporting deadline is Jan. 31.

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