MAGA influencer who crowdfunded almost $200K for charity still sitting on bulk of cash

Conservative social media darling CJ Pearson raised almost $200,000 for small businesses on GoFundMe in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests that swept the country in the wake of George Floyd's murder. The young MAGA celebrity is now seeking elected office, but questions still linger about his stewardship of money donated to that effort and various other crowdfunding campaigns.The Daily Beast recently reported that Pearson — who is running for the Georgia state legislature in a three-way GOP primary for a special election in a safe Republican House district this Tuesday — has still not distributed the bulk of the money raised from the viral GoFundMe effort.

Alternet     Feb 10, 2024