Further, the emails that were signed by President Trump or "Team Trump" were intentionally drafted to capture President Trump's voice, tone and messaging.[35] Boedigheimer explained, "[President Trump] obviously has a very aggressive[,] excitable tone, and we would try to incorporate that in our messaging as well."[36] The goal was to make the millions of recipients of aggressive, hyperbolic fundraising emails believe that the emails were coming from President Trump himself. In Zambrano's words, the purpose was to give recipients "red meat."[37]
C. The Approvals Process
The Structure. Draft emails were submitted for approval to a designated group that handled approvals of all TMAGAC fundraising copy (the "Approvals Group").[38] Boedigheimer retained responsibility for ensuring that TMAGAC's fundraising copy was approved before being sent to the public.[39]
The Approvals Group consisted of three sets of stakeholders from the RNC and the Trump Campaign,[40] and included a variety of other interested staffers, including Zambrano, Boedigheimer, and Allred.[41] TMAGAC's fundraising copy could not be sent without approval from the legal, communications and research departments.[42]
Perceived Responsibilities. After election day, a small group of staffers in the Approvals Group actively reviewed and approved the numerous fundraising emails and text messages that spread false election fraud claims. These staffers included:
- RNC Legal: Justin Reimer, RNC Chief Counsel[43] and Jenna Kirsch, RNC Associate Counsel[44]
- RNC Communications: Cassie Docksey, Deputy Communications Director[45]
- RNC Research: Michael Reed, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications[46]
- Trump Campaign Legal: Alex Cannon, Deputy General Counsel[47]
- Trump Campaign Communications and Research: Zach Parkinson, Deputy Director of Communications and Director of Research[48]
Boedigheimer, as head of the fundraising team handling the drafting and propagation of fundraising messaging, told the Select Committee his understanding of the role the three components of the Approvals Group (legal, communications, and research) performed when reviewing emails and text messages.
Regarding legal, Boedigheimer explained that he understood Alex Cannon's role, as the Trump Campaign's Deputy General Counsel, was to
