Trumpā€™s PAC Burned $230,000 a Day on Legal Bills in February - eviltoast

In the month of February,Ā Donald Trump finally neared the start of hisĀ general election campaignĀ againstĀ Joe Bidenā€”while burning through his political operationā€™s coffers for even more cash to support his legal defenses.

On Wednesday night, Trumpā€™s ā€œSave Americaā€ leadership PACā€”the political committee thatĀ now functions primarily as his legal slush fundā€”reported paying lawyers $5.6 million last month, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Thatā€™s well above the $5 million total the PAC raised in the same period.

The PAC alsoĀ deferred paymentĀ on more than half a million dollars in additional fees toĀ 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.

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    8 months ago

    Someone explain one thing to me - how could paying these bills not be considered coordination with the candidate?

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      8 months ago

      My guess it is, but it is ā€œgood for everyoneā€, since they can campaign less, hence the more money goes to Trump, the more seats Dems get.