A fund-raising pact with the Republican Party is expected to replenish the money Donald J. Trump paid his lawyers as he faced three indictments and finished a criminal trial in New York.

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    6 months ago

    It’s the NY Times, so there is a paywall. See the article content below:

    The political account that former President Donald J. Trump has been using to pay his sizable legal bills has dwindled to less than $4 million in the bank, after accounting for its debt, according to new federal election filings.

    So far in 2024, Mr. Trump is averaging nearly $5 million per month in spending through his PAC, which is called Save America, with an overwhelming share going to legal bills. That means that as of the end of May, Mr. Trump had barely enough cash left to cover a single month of legal bills.

    Mr. Trump has avoided tapping his own personal fortune to fund his hefty legal bills. Instead, he has relied on donor funds through his PAC. He has not used his campaign committee for legal bills.

    He is balancing an extraordinary series of serious and costly legal threats alongside his 2024 presidential campaign. He was just on trial in New York and found guilty of 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. And Mr. Trump has also been indicted in three other criminal cases — all of which require expensive legal work — that have yet to come to trial. His PAC has also covered legal expenses in his civil cases

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    6 months ago

    We should stop reporting on this and him, let him fizzile out, let him lose money, this will literally just raise more money for him

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      6 months ago

      I’ve seen it argued that Trump is a perfect example of “Any publicity is good publicity,” so I see where you’re coming from.

      However, I also think the time to do that would have been after he lost the 2020 election (almost) four years ago, or even this time last year when there was the possibility of other candidates becoming the republican nominee.

      But now, he is the presumptive republican nominee, will be debating Joe Biden this coming Thursday, and has a terrifyingly real shot of regaining the presidency.

      This late in the election cycle, I just don’t see how ignoring Trump and his blatant criminal corruption is an option.