Coverage dated July 29, 2023 to July 31, 2023

Donald Trump's $100 million PAC is down to just $3.6 million in cash

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

Huge legal fees helped the Save America PAC burn through cash, raising questions about how Trump would fund a general election campaign.

NBC Los Angeles's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump political committee has spent more than $40 million on lawyers' fees as his legal peril mounts

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Donald Trump's $100 million PAC is down to just $3.6 million in cash

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Trump is likely scrambling to pay legal fees as he diverts more and more donations towards his bills, New York Times reports (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    This comes as the former president diverts a greater percentage of donations to a PAC he relies on for legal funds.

  2. CNN

    Trump leadership PAC spends more than $40 million on legal fees amid indictments (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Trump PAC Wants Its Money Back As Legal Bills Pile Up (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Save America has shelled out $40 million so far this year in legal fees for the twice-indicted GOP frontrunner

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Trump Political Committee Spent More Than $40 Million on Legal Fees (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Scores of people tied to the former president have faced legal costs due to investigations

  5. Bloomberg

    Trump’s PAC to Report Legal Expenses Exceeding $40 Million (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Donald Trump’s political action committee spent $40.2 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

  6. Bloomberg

    Trump PAC’s Legal Costs for Candidate, Others Exceed $40 Million (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Donald Trump’s political action committee spent $40.2 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

  7. CNN

    Trump leadership PAC requests $60 million refund from super PAC as legal fees mount (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    As legal fees for Donald Trump and his associates mount, the former president’s leadership PAC that has been used to pay many of these bills requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to a super PAC supporting Trump, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

  8. New York Post

    Former US President Trump’s PAC has spent $40M in legal fees: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee has reportedly spent more than $40 million on legal bills since the start of the year – and has sought the return of $60 million to anothe…

  9. Washington Times

    Trump political committee splurges over $40M on lawyers’ fees as legal peril mounts (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal woes are burning through cash, leading his campaign to request a refund from a supportive super PAC and launch a new legal defense fund to help cover costs.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump PAC pays $40.2M in legal fees (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Donald Trump's political action committee spent $40.2 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

  11. CBS News

    Pro-Trump PAC spent over $40 million on legal bills for Trump and aides in 2023 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It's a sharp increase in the PAC's legal service spending, which came in at over $16 million across all of 2021 and 2022, according to a previous FEC filing.

  12. WOWK Charleston

    Trump political committee has spent more than $40 million on lawyers’ fees as his legal peril mounts (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    WOWK Charleston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump ‘s mounting legal woes are growing more expensive, leading his campaign to request a refund from a supportive super PAC and launch a new legal …

  13. Insider

    DeSantis' team finds a line of attack to go after Trump: his $40 million in legal fees (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump's PAC has spent $40.2 million on legal fees so far this year, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.

  14. Insider

  15. Insider

    Trump's PAC is hemorrhaging money on his legal fees while DeSantis' is sitting on nearly $100 million (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump's PAC, Save America, spent $21 million on legal fees this year for Trump and his advisers.

  16. Rolling Stone

    Trump's PAC Is Just About Broke (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Save America has spent over $20 million on legal fees this year as the former president battles a string of criminal indictments

  17. The Garden Island

    Trump PAC has spent $40+ million on lawyers’ fees (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald Trump ‘s mounting legal woes are growing more expensive, leading his political operation to shell out tens of millions of dollars for attorneys’ fees, request a large refund from a supportive super PAC and launch a new legal defense fund.

  18. CBS News

    Here's what Trump PAC Save America has spent on Trump's legal bills this year (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The PAC, which had raised over $100 million by early 2022, has run through most of its funds and had just $3.7 million in cash on hand at the end of June.

  19. The Guardian

    Donald Trump forced to recall $60m from Super Pac as legal fees grow (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ex-president’s political action committee says it had less than $4m cash at end of June, having paid tens of millions in legal fees

  20. Washington Examiner

    Trump PACs face cash crunch due to legal trouble despite fundraising prowess (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    While former President Donald Trump's associated super PAC Save America demonstrated fundraising prowess by raking in $15.5 million in 2023, new Federal Election Commission filings reveal the group is more strapped for cash than was known.

  21. NBC Los Angeles

    Donald Trump's $100 million PAC is down to just $3.6 million in cash (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Huge legal fees helped the Save America PAC burn through cash, raising questions about how Trump would fund a general election campaign.

  22. Wall Street Journal

    Trump PACs Burn Through $100 Million This Year (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    While the former president’s political-action committees spend heavily on legal bills, DeSantis’s super Pac has $97 million.

  23. The New Republic

    Trump’s PAC Near Broke as He Burns Through Donors’ Money (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Trump’s legal fees are getting expensive.

  24. Wfmy News 2

    Trump's campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Trump's network of allies has spent between $25 and $40 million on legal fees for the former president this year, records and sources in the campaign say.

  25. NBC News

    Trump's legal woes are costing his political operation millions of dollars (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Trump’s Save America PAC has doled out payments for legal services to more than 40 different law firms, new campaign finance reports show.

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