On April 11, 2016 prior to the 2016 United States presidential election it was reported by the Washington Post with the help of Zignal labs that the CEO of Escobar Inc Olof K. Gustafsson had helped republican candidate Donald J. Trump obtain social media followers[21] resulting in Donald J. Trump social media presence spiking. On January 8, 2019 the CEO of Escobar Inc Olof K. Gustafsson launched a $50 million GoFundMe fundraiser under his name on behalf of Escobar Inc in an effort to impeach President Donald Trump.[22] After raising $10 million in 10 hours, the page was removed from the GoFundMe platform.[23]