Trump Political Committee bought $158,000 worth of books from Jared Kushner shortly after he published his best-selling memoir

〇Just weeks after Jared Kushner released his memoir, members of Donald Trump’s political committee spent $158,000 on the book.

“Breaking History: A White House Memoir” On sale August 23rdTwo weeks later, the Save America Joint Fundraising Committee Raising Funds for Two Trump PACs, Paid Retailer Books-A-Million $131,000 About “collateral:books,” according to campaign materials filed with the Federal Election Commission on Saturday.

On September 22nd, Save America purchased another $27,000 worth of books.

A Save America spokesperson didn’t immediately answer questions about whether the book purchase covered Kushner’s memoir. The Save America Joint Fundraising Committee is now offering signed copies of Kusher’s book in exchange for donations of $75 or more.

Kushner’s book sales also appear to have benefited from at least one other big purchase.

When “Breaking History” debuted at number one new york times A list of hardcover non-fiction bestsellers whose ranking came with a dagger, indicating that some book sellers reported large orders. That list included his data for the week ending August 27, two weeks before his big acquisition of Save America. It is not clear if another political committee purchased Kushner’s memoirs or if there was another bulk purchaser.

After Breaking History debuted at number one on the hardcover non-fiction list, it dropped to number two the following week, but retained the same position it held the week it was first purchased by Save America. After that, it dropped to 10th place. Kushner’s book held that position for two weeks, including the day Save America made its second purchase.

Updated 10/17/2022 1:29 PM: This article has been updated to clarify timing of purchases related to book listings new york times See bestseller list and previous bulk purchases.