Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox It is a cycle that has helped Mr Trump fill the coffers of his political groups, defying the gravity that sometimes drags down the fundraising of term-limited presidents. WASHINGTON – When cryptocurrency entrepreneur Eric Schiermeyer heard that US President Donald Trump was holding small group dinners with major donors, he saw opportunity. Mr Schiermeyer reached out to a lobbyist with connections in Mr Trump’s orbit, who arranged for him to attend a dinner with the president at his private Mar-a-Lago club on March 1 in exchange for donations to a...