President Donald Trump again accused former Vice President Kamala Harris of paying celebrities to endorse her during the presidential race and said they all should be prosecuted.

The claim, for which he offered no evidence, previously has been denied by the celebrities and comes amid a flurry of accusations the president has made in the past few weeks as he faces scrutiny over his ties to the late sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein.

“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election, and the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for ‘expenses,’ to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV ‘anchor,’ Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING,” Trump wrote Saturday night on Truth Social.

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He continued: “These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

It’s unclear how Trump got his numbers, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Harris campaign previously denied paying for endorsements. Even if she had, the Federal Election Commission has no rules against candidates paying for endorsements as long as they disclose them, campaign law experts told ABC News in May. The FEC did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the newest allegations from Trump.

In 2024, Harris’ campaign paid Beyoncé’s production company $165,000 for her October appearance at a Houston rally, where Beyoncé did not sing but instead gave a speech in support of Harris. Harris’ campaign also paid $1 million to Oprah Winfrey’s production company for a livestream event Winfrey helped produce in Michigan.

Winfrey told paparazzi that she was “paid nothing, ever” for the event.

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“I did not take any personal fee,” she later wrote in an Instagram comment. “However the people who worked on that production needed to be paid. And were. End of story.”

FEC rules require candidates to pay the market value “for any ancillary costs” associated with these events, Adrienne Elrod, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, told Deadline in November.

Harris’ campaign also sent $500,000 to Sharpton’s National Action Network before Sharpton interviewed Harris on MSNBC.

Harris’ team did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Trump’s latest accusations.

Trump has been on the attack since the start of the month, when the Justice Department announced that his former friend Epstein did not have a “client list,” even though Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this year said those documents were “sitting on my desk” for review.

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In that time, Trump has called for the Washington Commanders to change their name, claimed that Coca-Cola was changing its formula because of him and accused former President Barack Obama of treason.

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President Donald Trump called for former to be prosecuted along with Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Al Sharpton for fees that were allegedly paid to the stars during the 2024 election.

The president claimed Harris’ campaign paid the stars millions of dollars for appearances and that the money resulted in illegal payments to endorse Harris’ presidential campaign.

“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday. “These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO.”

“Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out,” he continued.

During the 2024 election cycle, Harris drew criticism for receiving over $165,000 in payments from Beyoncé’s production company, Parkwood Entertainment, for a Houston rally on Oct. 26.

Additionally, Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, was paid $1 million for a live stream event she helped organize.

Harris’ campaign team also sent $500,000 to Sharpton’s National Action Network.

All three celebrities have previously backed Democratic candidates.

“Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for ‘expenses,’ to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV ‘anchor,’ Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others,” Trump wrote.

It was not immediately clear where Trump got the numbers cited in his post.

“They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump concluded.

Trump has made similar claims in the past. Last December, he alleged the Harris campaign paid the celebrities for their endorsement, citing different numbers at the time.

Trump claimed at the time that Democrats sent “$11,000,000, $2,000,000, and $500,000 to get the ENDORSEMENT of Beyoncé, Oprah, and Reverend Al.”

“Beyoncé didn’t sing, Oprah didn’t do much of anything (she called it ‘expenses’), and Al is just a third rate Con Man,” he said at the time.

The Harris campaign has addressed questions about payments made to Beyoncé’s production company and has denied paying for their endorsements.

Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, has publicly denied reports that her daughter was paid up to $11 million to speak at the Harris rally.

Winfrey has also stated that she “was not paid a dime” to participate in the event with Harris but rather had production fees covered by the campaign.

Trump’s claims comes as he is on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom.

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President Donald Trump called Saturday for the prosecution of music superstar Beyoncé – based on something that did not actually happen.

Trump claimed in a social media post that Beyoncé broke the law by supposedly getting paid $11 million for her endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during an October 2024 event in Houston. But there is simply no basis for Trump’s claim that Beyoncé received an $11 million payment related to the Harris campaign, let alone for the endorsement in particular.

Federal campaign spending records show a $165,000 payment from the Harris campaign to Beyoncé’s production company, which the campaign listed as a “campaign event production” expense. A Harris campaign spokesperson told Deadline last year that they didn’t pay celebrity endorsers, but were required by law to cover the costs connected to their appearances.

Regardless of the merits of this particular $165,000 expenditure, it’s far from an $11 million one. Nobody has ever produced any evidence for the claim of an eight-figure endorsement payment to Beyoncé since the claim that it was “$10 million” began spreading last year among Trump supporters on social media. Fact-check websites FactCheck.org and PolitiFact looked into the “$10 million” claim during the campaign and did not find any basis for it.

The White House did not immediately respond to a CNN request late Saturday for any evidence of Trump’s $11 million figure. When Trump previously invoked the baseless figure, during an interview in February, he described his source in the vaguest of terms: “Somebody just showed me something. They gave her $11 million.”

A Harris spokesperson referred CNN on Saturday to a November social media post by Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, who called the claim of a $10 million payment a “lie” and noted it was taken down by Instagram as “False Information.”

“When In Fact: Beyonce did not receive a penny for speaking at a Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harrris’s (sic) Rally in Houston,” Knowles wrote.

A spokesperson for Beyoncé told PolitiFact in November that the claim about a $10 million payment is “beyond ridiculous.”

Singer Beyonce and Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris embrace as they attend a campaign rally of Harris, in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 25, 2024. Marco Bello/Reuters

What Trump wrote Saturday

Trump revived the false claim in a social media post published after midnight early Sunday morning in Scotland, where he is visiting. He wrote that he is looking at “the fact” that Democrats “admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT.”

Democratic officials actually reject the claim of an $11 million payment. The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for any evidence of a Democratic admission of such a payment.

Trump went on to criticize other payments from the Harris campaign to organizations connected to prominent endorsers. He asserted without evidence that these payments were inaccurately described in spending records. And he wrongly asserted that it is “TOTALLY ILLEGAL” to pay for political endorsements, though no federal law forbids endorsement payments.

Trump concluded: “Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of political opponents. His Saturday post about Harris and celebrity endorsements was an escalation from a post in May, when he said he would call for a “major investigation” on the subject but did not explicitly mention prosecutions.

President Trump demanded that former Vice President Kamala Harris be prosecuted along with Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Al Sharpton — for fees that were paid to the stars during the 2024 election.

Trump claimed that the stars were paid millions of dollars by Harris’ campaign for appearances — and that the money amounted to illegal payments to endorse Harris’ failed presidential bid.

“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election,” Trump began on Truth Social Saturday. “These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO.”

3 Trump alleged that high-profile figures were paid to endorse Kamala Harris during her failed presidential bid. Getty Images

“Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out.”

During the 2024 cycle, Harris’ campaign drew criticism over $165,000 payments from Beyonce’s production company, Parkwood Entertainment, for an Oct. 26 Houston rally.

Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, was paid $1 million for a live stream event she helped organize in Michigan. Harris’ team also sent $500,000 to Sharpton’s National Action Network.

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Trump cited different numbers in his Truth Social post. It was not immediately clear where they came from.

All three celebs have backed Democratic candidates in the past.

“Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for ‘expenses,’ to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV ‘anchor,’ Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others.”

3 Beyoncé didn’t perform at a rally for Kamala Harris, instead speaking at a podium. Getty Images

“They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

The Post has reached out to Harris for comment.

Trump has peddled similar claims in the past. Last December, he alleged the Harris campaign paid the three for an endorsement, but cited slightly different figures. That time, he claimed Democrats sent “$11,000,000, $2,000,000, and $500,000 to get the ENDORSEMENT of Beyoncé, Oprah, and Reverend Al.”

“Beyoncé didn’t sing, Oprah didn’t do much of anything (she called it ‘expenses’), and Al is just a third rate Con Man,” he groused at the time.

Most of the singers and artists who endorsed Harris declined to perform at her campaign rallies last year, opting to just stump for her in traditional fashion instead.

In May, Trump revisited the accusations as well, publicly asking how much the Harris campaign paid Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Winfrey and Beyonce.

The Harris campaign previously addressed questions about the payments made to Beyonce’s production company and denied paying for an endorsement.

3 Beyoncé’s mother denied the pop star was paid to endorse Kamala Harris. Julian Dakdouk via PictureGroup/Shutterstock

Beyonce’s mother has also publicly denied reports that her daughter was paid up to $11 million to speak at the Harris rally.

Winfrey has also previously insisted she “was not paid a dime” to participate in the event with Harris, but instead had production fees covered by the campaign.

Harris’ campaign amassed a mountain of political cash, including $1.15 billion in her campaign coffers and $843 million in outside support, according to Open Secrets.

Trump, by contrast, had $464 million in his campaign and $989 million in outside money, per Open Secrets.

Trump’s Truth Social post comes during a four-day visit to the United Kingdom.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that former Vice President Kamala Harris should be prosecuted along with Beyonce and Oprah Winfrey for alleged endorsement payouts.

“I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election, and the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for “expenses,” to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV “anchor,” Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday.

“These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW,” he continued to say.

Harris’ campaign drew criticisms during the 2024 election cycle for paying out $165,000 to Beyonce’s production company, Parkwood Entertainment, for a Houston rally on Oct. 26, according to the Federal Election Commission (FCC).

Beyonce’s mother publicly denied the allegations that her daughter received any money to speak at a Harris rally in a post to Instagram on Nov. 16. (RELATED: Diddy World Goes All In For Harris)

Oprah Winfrey‘s production company, Harpo Productions, was paid $1 million for a live stream event she helped organize in Michigan, the FCC noted. Harris’ campaign also paid Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network $500,000, according to the FCC.

All three celebrities have endorsed Democratic candidates in past elections.

Trump cited different payment amounts in his post, although the course of those numbers is unclear.

Trump concluded his post by saying, “They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”