Trump campaign raising $2.5 million for transition efforts: report

GOP nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking donors for a $2.5 million transition team fund, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been leading an effort to connect with potential contributors, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

{mosads}Christie said in a call the private money would go toward staff and travel. He asked about 100 people on the call to donate $5,000 and to get their spouses to do the same, the Journal reported Thursday. 

“That’s a big job that needs to get done,” Christie said. 

Federal lawmakers already approved $13 million to help the next administration prepare to take over. 

An additional $9.5 million in federal funds is being sought for next year, according to the Journal. 

The public funds would go toward office space, computers and other infrastructure. 

A Hillary Clinton spokesman declined to tell the Journal how much their transition team was trying to collect.