*An image shared on Facebook states that former President Donald Trump wrote an email regarding “the nuke code” following the Mar-a-Lago raid.
The image has been altered digitally. It does not contain any mention of nuclear codes in the original email.
. There is no evidence that Trump sent such an email. There are no credible news reports about the alleged email and it does not appear on the former president’s website. It also does not appear on an archive of Trump’s fundraising emails. (RELATED: Did The Trump Campaign Email Supporters Asking For Donations To ‘Help Him Recover’ From COVID-19? )
The image seems to have been an alteration of an email Trump sent after the raid. New York Times reporter Shane Goldmacher shared a screenshot of the authentic email on Twitter. Email does not mention nuclear codes.
NEW: I believe this is Trump’s first fundraising email off the FBI search pic.twitter.com/vKw1m9cTMz
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) August 9, 2022
“NEW: I believe this is Trump’s first fundraising email off the FBI search,” Goldmacher tweeted.
Liz Harrington, a Trump spokeswoman, confirmed to The Associated Press and Newsweek that the image shared on Facebook was not a real Trump email.