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- A member of DeSantis' team called out Trump on Twitter for spending over $40 million on legal fees.
- The Washington Post reported that Trump's PAC has spent more on legal fees than any other expense.
- Trump is currently battling criminal indictments and civil lawsuits.
Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has found a new line of attack against Donald Trump: his $40 million in legal fees.
Donald Trump's PAC has spent $40.2 million this year to fund the former president's extensive legal battles and those of his advisors, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. That's the PAC's greatest expense during the 2024 presidential campaign, The Post reported.
In response to The Post's report, Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for the DeSantis campaign, tweeted, "Trump has spent over $60 million on 2 things: falsely attacking DeSantis and paying his own legal fees, not a cent on defeating Biden. DeSantis' sole focus, by contrast, has been campaigning for this country's future, defeating Biden, and reversing the decline of America."
Members of DeSantis' campaign team and Trump's campaign team did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Trump's legal battles have been piling up — earlier this year, he was indicted on charges related to a $130,000 payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels, and in June he was indicted on charges connected to his handling of classified documents.
He's also being investigated in Georgia on allegations that he tried to interfere with the 2020 election results, and in Washington, DC, in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.