Donald Trump spent over $52 million in PAC donor money on legal fees last year. Here's where it all went.

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 05:06

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Donald Trump spent $52,431,858 on legal fees in 2023 using PAC funds, a Business Insider analysis found.
The vast majority — nearly $40 million — went to law firms working on his personal legal problems.
Trump spent this small fortune in donor money on his legal fees despite being a billionaire.

Former President Donald Trump has a lot of legal problems.

So do his company and three eldest children.

Often, political donors are footing the bill.

A Business Insider analysis has found that Trump supporters funded at least $52,431,858 in legal services in 2023 through two political action committees the GOP frontrunner controls.