The leadership political action committee (PAC) of former President Donald Trump, Save America, has spent more on legal expenses than it received in funds last month, according to a recent filing. This highlights the significant financial burden of the numerous legal cases Trump is currently facing.
Save America, which Trump has utilized to subsidize legal fees for himself and his allies, disbursed nearly $5.6 million on legal expenses in February, as per a filing with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday night. These costs surpassed the total income of Save America, the majority of which was a $5 million refund from Trump-affiliated super PAC, MAGA Inc.
So far, Save America has recouped over $52 million from the super PAC, redirecting resources from an account meant to back Trump’s presidential campaign to one that settles his legal expenses. Trump is presently grappling with 88 criminal charges across four jurisdictions and is also hustling to secure a half-billion-dollar bond before a looming deadline to appeal his civil fraud case in New York.
Besides the legal expenses paid by Save America last month, the filing reveals that Trump still owed approximately $530,000 at the end of February to the law firm of Alina Habba, who represented him in the civil fraud case initiated by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Save America concluded February with roughly $4 million left in its account.
A joint fundraising committee recently launched by Trump’s campaign, the Republican National Committee, and nearly 40 state parties, plans to allocate a portion of its collected funds to benefit Save America. This could potentially help restore some of its funds as Trump organizes more high-dollar fundraising events leading up to the general election.
A Trump campaign official reported on Wednesday that the campaign, in conjunction with a separate joint fundraising operation, raised $20.3 million in February and entered March with a combined $41.9 million in cash. However, these figures significantly lag behind the $53 million raised by President Joe Biden and Democrats in February, and the colossal $155 million in available cash that Biden’s team reported with its affiliated committees.