‘Why Isn’t MAGA Inc. Funding Everyone’s Defense?’_我的网站
A | 大象新闻记者 韩静雯时间相同，地点相同，演员统筹相同，说辞也相同。2025年1月9日，郑州籍演员七七向大象新闻讲述了2024年12月底，自己与被骗至缅甸的中国籍演员王星几乎相同的泰国邀约拍戏经历。“当我朋友给我转来王星女朋友发的第一篇微博的时候，我真的很心惊。
B | 尤其是看到骗王星的人是跟我联系的都是同一个人，确实是蛮心惊的，真的太险了。
As of earlier this month, former President Donald Trump’s political action committee, Save America, had already spent more than $40 million dating back to 2021 on his legal fees stemming from dozens of federal and state charges related to his mishandling of classified documents and hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, among many other things.
The costs were so staggering that the leadership PAC, which has been bankrolling Trump’s legal defense, also reportedly requested a refund on a $60 million contribution – signaling it knew those fees were set to balloon.
Now, the twice-impeached former president is staring down 91 criminal charges stemming from four indictments – the latest of which also names 18 of his closest allies as co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering scheme in Georgia to spread conspiracy theories, pressure elected officials and prop up fake electors in an attempt to remain in power despite having lost the 2020 presidential election in a free and fair vote.
The 18 co-defendants include former Trump administration officials, such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, and a host of high-profile attorneys – among them, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis.
But the list also includes much lesser known individuals – a former public school teacher, a pastor, a publicist, a bond bail businessman – all of whom put their personal lives and professional careers on the line for Trump and now want to know who will cover their legal fees.
“While you may know me as an alternate elector and former County GAGOP Chair, I am also a retired public school teacher living on a teacher's pension,” Cathy Lathom, one of the co-defendants, posted to a crowdfunding website she’s using to raise money.
Lathom, former GOP chairwoman for Coffee County and a member of the Georgia Republican Party's executive committee, was indicted for her role as a fake elector and for allowing unauthorized forensics experts and Trump allies to examine voting systems in Coffee County for an extended period.
“I am asking for your help today to help me cover legal fees during this time,” she wrote. At the time of publication she’s received $3,905 in donations out of the $500,000 she’s attempting to raise.
Trump, who has a checkered history of paying in full for his own legal defenses, appeared open to helping Giuliani cover at least a portion of his legal fees. According to reporting from The New York Times, Trump has directed more than $340,000 to help with what’s expected to be a $3 million tab – though that was only after multiple attempts by Giuliani, his lawyers and his son to secure such support.
But Trump has yet to announce any type of aid for others caught up in his attempt to undermine the 2020 election, despite the fact that he’s been campaigning and fundraising off his mounting legal woes. His various PACs, Save America and Make American Great Again, also known as MAGA Inc, have similarly been mum on the issue.
Ellis, who had raised $92,515 at the time of this publication through a crowdfunding site to support her legal defense, took to social media earlier this week to call out Trump.
“I was reliably informed Trump isn’t funding any of us who are indicted,” she said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Would this change if he becomes the nominee? Why then, not now?”
“Why isn’t MAGA, Inc. funding everyone’s defense?”
C | 考虑到近些年短剧在海外市场的发展前景，七七便口头答应了拍摄。在了解到七七的护照过期需要重新办理之后，颜十六又表示“你的角色可以晚点进组，但最好是尽快。
D | ”12月26日，颜十六再次催促七七发送护照回执单，当确认七七已经办理护照流程后，对方便回应可以继续等待。
E | 但当七七详细问及拍摄信息及地址时，颜十六只含糊回答说“这个角色拍14天”、“轻喜剧”、“2号开机”、“曼谷周边拍摄，住宿在市区”。在开始了解到泰国拍摄后，七七便在网上搜索相关信息，“东南亚诈骗很多，但剧组诈骗、演员诈骗相关的并没有搜到。”随后，不放心的七七又通过自己正在泰国正常拍摄的剧组好友询问情况，得知“最近泰国确实有剧组在筹备开机，但是你最好谨慎点。”因为平时家人朋友的提醒，以及来自影视剧和网络的反诈宣传，七七始终对前往泰国拍摄一事保持着高度警觉。12月26日，七七通过搜索通告海报上的信息，确定海报上的公司及导演均实际存在，但由于资源有限，不能直接判断海报上的公司是否真的和剧组合作，便搜集到剧组在某平台发布的其他通告信息，随后添加了一个微信名为“Chloe”的剧组人员，再次询问泰国拍摄情况并核对信息。“对方是⼀个女生，并且直接发语音跟我聊天，来提升信任度，后面看到许多其他的新闻，有受骗者也和此用户通过电话，让大家完全放松警惕。
F | 骗子的心思也很缜密，大概她知道我对接的有其他⼈，所以我们也没有过多的交流｡”12月30日，是七七与颜十六的最后一次交谈。由于内心不安，同时也确实担心耽误正常工作进度，当天七七借护照办理不出为由主动提出让剧组换人，但颜十六却提出让七七推荐个朋友过去，最好有护照的、今天就能出发的。
G | 之后，七七假借以帮朋友询问为由再次问及拍摄细节，颜十六却前前后后给出多个不同的回答，“30号出发，拍到7-8号”、“3号起飞，4号开拍，拍到25号杀青”，最终，在颜十六感受到七七警惕性较高之后，12月30日之后便不再与七七联系。“让我再找身边的朋友过去这种行为，在工作流程上虽然正常，但是他的急迫让他露出破绽，时间上和之前沟通的也对不上，既不专业，又不正常，我此刻已经确信他有问题，对话中我虽然答应他询问其他⼈，但并没有问其他朋友，只是借此质问他时间安排，最后也确认了他是骗子｡直到热搜上演员王星的事件出现后，七七才惊觉和骗自己的人是同⼀个，都是这个颜十六，而且他最后说的这个3号起飞的时间，刚好也是王星被骗到泰国的时间。
H | ”七七如今提及此事，仍心有余悸。
I | 盯上演员团体：怀疑之前是圈内的人从12月24日加上微信之后，颜十六给七七沟通时的感觉始终是十分内行。“我觉得他一定是行业内的人，或者说之前在行业内待过。因为这种通告群不是说是个人就能加进去的，是有门槛的，像我这种专业学表演的，这么多年积累下来的有一些资源，然后我搜了一下，他不止在一个群里面存在。
K | ”七七表示。近日，七七将与颜十六聊天信息公布至网络，评论区内多名网友陆续发出在2024年12月底曾在通告群内看见过的泰国约拍通告，其中不乏招募短剧演员、灯光师、模特等。“想提醒同行，包括身边的朋友，就是不管什么情况下都一定要小心，尤其是就是自己一个人出国这种一定要多注意。骗子的手段无孔不入，他们现在不再利用高薪骗人，而是用正常的工作流程跟你聊天。
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