Aaron Kessler

Aaron Kessler

October 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Trump Spends Massive Donor Cash on Attorneys

Donald Trump's Save America political action committee has paid nearly $37 million to more than 60 law firms and individual attorneys since January 2022, Federal Election Commission records show.

By Richard Lardner, Trenton Daniel and Aaron Kessler

6 minute read

October 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Trump and Money: Ex-President Spends Millions in Donor Cash on Attorneys as Legal Woes Grow

Campaign finance experts say using the money to pay for lawyers in cases not related to the campaign or officeholder duties appears to conflict with a federal ban on the personal use of donor dollars, even though the Federal Election Commission has ruled the prohibition doesn't apply to so-called leadership political action committees.

By Richard Lardner, Trenton Daniel and Aaron Kessler | The Associated Press

6 minute read


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