Trump biographer raises questions about his wealth as campaign donors foot the bill for his many lawyers

Former President Donald Trumpā€™s PACs have spent about $50 million in donor money on his legal bills last year, sources told The New York Times.

The ā€œstaggering sumā€ spent by Trump on his legal fees and investigation-related expenses is about the same amount his lone remaining GOP primary opponent Nikki Haley raised across all her committees last year, the Timesā€™ Maggie Haberman and Shane Goldmacher write. Federal Election Commission filings this week are expected to detail the full extent of Trumpā€™s ā€œenormous financial strain,ā€ they added.

Trump, who has a penchant for relying on campaign donations to pay his lawyers if he actually pays them at all, has used his Save America PAC to cover his legal costs. When the PAC ran low on cash last year, Trump asked for an unusual refund of $60 million that had been transferred to the pro-Trump MAGA Inc. PAC. Trump has also been directing 10% of donations raised through Save America to a PAC that primarily pays his lawyers, according to the Times.

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    9 months ago

    The funds are coming from a PAC. Iā€™m hearing the rules are different from normal campaign contributions.

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      9 months ago

      A PAC is a fancy name for Bribe Collection Fund.

      Itā€™s not illegal if you run it through the correct laundering methods.

      Itā€™s what happens when the rules are being made by the recipients of the bribes.

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        Anthony ā€œmy son gave Trump 250 Million dollars, also money is speech and corporations are peopleā€ Kennedy is laughing at us.