NEW YORK (AP) Donald Trumps campaign outraised President Joe Biden by more than $60 million last month, according to federal filings that detailed the Republican fundraising explosion sparked by Trumps felony convictions.

Bidens campaign and the Democratic National Committee together raised a robust $85 million in May and reported $212 million in the bank at the end of the month. The strong showing does not include roughly $40 million raised by Biden and his top surrogates in recent days or a separate $20 million donation from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pro-Biden groups.

Still, Trumps fundraising for, for one month at least, seemed to dwarf Bidens, according to the filings made public Thursday.

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee said it raised a jaw-dropping $141 million in May, including tens of millions donated immediately after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in the New York hush money case. At the same time, billionaire Timothy Mellon donated a stunning $50 million to a pro-Trump super PAC the day after Trumps guilty verdict, according to the filings.

Overall, Trumps campaign and the Republican National Committee reported more than $170 million in the bank at the end of May, although Bidens campaign questioned whether the groups were devoting resources to cover Trumps legal fees.

Our strong and consistent fundraising program grew by millions of people in May, a clear sign of strong and growing enthusiasm for the president and vice president every single month, said Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez. The money we continue to raise matters, and its helping the campaign build out an operation that invests in reaching and winning the voters who will decide this election - a stark contrast to Trumps PR stunts and photo-ops that hes pretending is a campaign.

Taken together, the numbers detailed in the campaigns latest Federal Election Commission filings suggest Democrats may still maintain a cash advantage in the 2024 presidential contest. But almost four months before Election Day, Trumps side is closing the gap if it isnt closed already.

The new fundraising figures also underscore the extent to which the rules of presidential politics are being rewritten in the Trump era.

At almost any other time in U.S. history, a presidential candidate would have been forced to leave an election after being convicted of dozens of felonies. But in 2024, Trumps guilty verdict has instead fueled a massive fundraising surge that puts his team in a position to ramp up advertising and swing- state infrastructure just as voters begin paying closer attention to the election.