Former President Trump’s fundraising committee spent nearly $30 million in legal fees in the second half of 2023, a staggering amount of money that has been spent on former President Trump’s politics as he faces multiple legal battles. This reflects the situation where the activity is becoming an economic burden.
federal election Documents to be submitted Trump’s various political committees spent about $29 million in attorney fees and legal consulting in the last six months of last year, according to a post Wednesday. Spending was spread across multiple political action committees.
Save America, President Trump and his campaign’s main joint fundraising committee, has spent more than $25 million on legal fees, while Make America Great Again PAC has spent about $4 million on legal fees. Documents to be submitted.
Mr. Trump’s committee spent about $21 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023, bringing his total annual spending in the field to about $50 million.
President Trump’s various committees spent about $210 million in all of 2023 and raised just under $200 million, according to . politiko.
Separate from Trump’s fundraising committee, the Trump campaign reported Wednesday that it had raised $19 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and had $33 million in cash on hand at the end of the year. That amount is well above her only remaining Republican opponent, Nikki Haley.
But the legal spending will continue into 2024, even though Trump appears to be on track to win the Republican nomination. Trump faces 91 felony charges in four separate cases in New York City, Washington, D.C., Georgia and Florida.
President Trump also plans to appeal a jury’s decision to pay author E. Jean Carroll $83 million in a defamation lawsuit.
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Meanwhile, the Biden campaign has amassed a strong war chest to face Trump in a rematch of the 2020 election expected in November.
The Biden campaign entered 2024 with $117 million on hand after raising more than $97 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
“While Donald Trump is paying for various expenses, Team Biden-Harris, supported by grassroots donors, is talking to the voters who will decide this election and building the election infrastructure to win in November. We are working hard to build,” Biden campaign spokesperson TJ Ducklo said in a statement to The Hill.
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