Even by the standards of Trump’s legal slush fund, February was a brutal month that underscored the historic financial pressure on his 2024 campaign.

In the month of February, Donald Trump finally neared the start of his general election campaign against Joe Biden—while burning through his political operation’s coffers for even more cash to support his legal defenses.

On Wednesday night, Trump’s “Save America” leadership PAC—the political committee that now functions primarily as his legal slush fund—reported paying lawyers $5.6 million last month, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That’s well above the $5 million total the PAC raised in the same period.

The PAC also deferred payment on more than half a million dollars in additional fees to Alina Habba, who represented Trump in both of his milestone court losses in New York this year, while racking up a $645,000 bill to a company tasked with managing legal records in his business fraud case.

  • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    27·
    8 months ago

    On Tuesday, Trump’s “Save America” leadership political action committee reported raising just $8,508 from donors in the entire month of January, while spending about $3.9 million, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission.

    Two things: First, LMAO they only raised $8,508 in a month? They would have been better off opening a lemonade stand.

    Second, remember when Trump first announced his candidacy and said he’d be paying for his campaign using his own personal money? How far we’ve come since then.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
      10·
      8 months ago

      The ‘pay for it himself’ lasted a couple of months. iirc he spent about $50 million priming the pump and then began accepting donations.

      BTW, Trump once claimed he’d invented the term “priming the pump”

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      101·
      8 months ago

      Remember when Trump offered to pay for legal fees for his supporters?

      Turned out not that by 300%

    • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
      5·
      8 months ago

      Bro I, an individual in IT, make almost that much in a month on my own. This high-profile, previously elected presidential nominee can’t crowdfund as much as my dumbass somehow convinced a company I’m worth. That is so fucking hilarious.