The PAC, Save America, is expected to disclose about $40.2 million in legal spending to the Federal Election Commission on Monday, two sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post on condition of anonymity. The amount is more than double the more than $16 million the PAC — which raises most of its funds through small-dollar donations — spent on legal fees in all of 2022, according to CNN. Save America spending on legal costs has drawn scrutiny from prosecutors about potential conflicts of interest between the former president and witnesses. Trump’s political action committee is expected to report that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023. “At the end of the day it’s up to the donors to decide if that’s the way they want their money spent.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2023 12:21 UTC