The team of the former US president spent about $40.2 million on legal costs.
The PAC has spent more than $40 million in legal fees to defend former US President Donald Trump and his entourage amid indictments in recent months. It is reported by CNN.
Save America, which raises most of its funds through small donations from Trump supporters, will tell the US Federal Election Commission on Monday that it spent about $40.2 million in legal fees in the first half of the year. That’s more than double the amount the group spent on legal fees for the entirety of last year.
Save America spent more than $16 million in legal fees in 2022, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The Trump team argues that the significant amount of money being spent to protect the former president and members of his inner circle is necessary as Trump’s legal troubles escalate.
Trump’s campaign raised up to about $56 million in the second quarter of 2023, according to federal documents released earlier in July, as he faces federal indictment in Florida, state indictment in New York, and the prospect of additional criminal charges in Washington and Fulton County, Georgia. ).
Recall, on June 9, the US Department of Justice published a 37-count indictment against Trump in the case of improper handling of classified documents.
In April, the former US president was charged with 34 counts. A New York court has accused Trump of secretly paying porn star Stormy Daniels to keep their romance quiet.
Also, the US Department of Justice accused the former president in the case of the storming of the Capitol in January 2021.
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