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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, there's a first time for everything! SO UNEXPECTED! Trump stiffs his "army of lawyers" who are waiting to be paid
More than a few members of the army of lawyers Donald Trump has deployed to sue his enemies and keep him out of courtrooms due to lawsuits are waiting hat in hand to be paid with the Save America PAC the president used to pay them now wallowing in red ink.
According to MS NOW's Hayes Brown, Trump's fundraising machinery has hit a wall now that he's no longer actively running for office. "
According to recent Federal Election Commission filings, the funding stream Trump has been using to pay out millions to law firms is running "very, very low on cash," Hayes is reporting.
The numbers tell a story of financial collapse, the report notes. Save America PAC has only $1.19 million in cash on hand while owing $1.6 million in unpaid legal bills. That debt exists even after the committee has already spent nearly $2.3 million on legal fees so far this year. Make America Great Again PAC is in even worse shape: only $28,087 in cash against $763,000 in debts.
Trump's legal bills have been astronomical. Between the two PACs, Trump funneled $50 million toward his legal fees over the course of 2023 alone. Rather than paying from his own pocket, billionaire Trump has instead diverted MAGA fans' cash into his political committees to cover his mounting legal costs.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-legal-fees-2676756564/
Vinca
(54,132 posts)OC375
(1,070 posts)Never help Trump.
Its how he finds his victims.
Ray Bruns
(6,498 posts)
FakeNoose
(41,931 posts)Of course the lawyers should have known that it would be illegal because they aren't working for the federal government. Again ... they were conned. They can sue him and stand in line.
SSJVegeta
(2,895 posts)They shouldn't be getting paid for the evil shit they are doing anyways.
LymphocyteLover
(9,947 posts)It's unreal.
Katcat
(580 posts)You know theres one born every minute so theres an endless supply
LymphocyteLover
(9,947 posts)WHY??? HOW????
MustLoveBeagles
(16,814 posts)tanyev
(49,407 posts)johnnyplankton
(642 posts)Not getting paid for it is karma!
niyad
(133,034 posts)llmart
(17,650 posts)malthaussen
(18,589 posts)... DJT steals so much money every day, paying lawyers and contractors should be no problem for him.
Why, it's almost as if he gets a kick out off stiffing the people who work for him.
-- Mal
joshdawg
(2,973 posts)calimary
(90,310 posts)That's undoubtedly the "power" he feels about himself. We've been hearing that sad story for a long time - as long as we've known there's a Donald Trump.
3Hotdogs
(15,431 posts)until the retainer check cleared.
Cheezoholic
(3,783 posts)OGBuzz
(417 posts)Miles Archer
(23,666 posts)I say this all the time...if you look at what constitutes a rapist's mindset, once you realize that it is NEVER "about" sex, that sex is a means to an end, that the real motivation is complete dominance and humiliation, it becomes crystal clear that the majority of things Trump says and does come from his rapist "center." If it's not saturated with cruelty, it doesn't hold his attention.
OGBuzz
(417 posts)PCIntern
(28,452 posts)dave99
(72 posts)PCIntern
(28,452 posts)as are many of his compatriots
SergeStorms
(20,680 posts)that King Con is actually conning them?
Apparently his cult never bothered to research this conman's history?
They deserve everything they don't get.
popsdenver
(2,373 posts)should recall the old "Snake" story..........."Hey, remember that I AM, after all...... a snake"
His cult never learn.......Not if,........ but when..... you outgrow their usefulness, he will immediately throw you under the bus.
With Trump, it is not: "what have you done for me recently".......it's: "what have you done for me today"
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,477 posts)OGBuzz
(417 posts)Nasruddin
(1,278 posts)Joinfortmill
(21,333 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(180,616 posts)In 2016 as part of the Clinton Victory Counsel program, I and a bunch of volunteer lawyers reviewed 7000 or so lawsuits involving TFG and his companies. Marc Elias had these lawsuits on a data base where attorneys were assigned cases to review. The DNC War Room now has that data base https://www.axios.com/2019/09/08/democratic-national-committee-trump-2020-opposition-research
Why it matters: This new plan shows what Democrats think Trump's biggest vulnerabilities will be. And unlike in 2016, Trump now has a policy record.
Details: The research includes roughly 7,000 lawsuits, as well an extensive document detailing every time then-candidate Trump told supporters at his 2016 campaign rallies that Mexico would pay for the wall.
TFG does not pay his bills and stiffs everyone he can stiff. These lawsuits were not fun to review
BeneteauBum
(592 posts)Stiffing different institutions has been one of the creatures practices for years
no surprise there.
Peace ☮️
no_hypocrisy
(55,072 posts)retainers up front.
No money, no honey.
patphil
(9,132 posts)They're shifting their focus and money to state and Congressional races.
SamKnause
(14,918 posts)Why would you work for a known con artist ???
It is common knowledge that he doesn't pay people who work for him.
Sounds like he hired a bunch of stupid people who deserve not to be paid.
Martin68
(27,902 posts)successful scam.
Old Crank
(7,152 posts)Lawyers would demand a huge retainer....
Faux pas
(16,421 posts)they would have known about his track record
The Wizard
(13,792 posts)and two to take their money.
quakerboy
(14,888 posts)Without prepayment.
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,616 posts)The Save America PAC is $500,000 in the red according to federal filings and owes three times as much to the presidents many, many lawyers.
Link to tweet
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trumps-legal-fees-donations-fec
Both PACs are in a much worse financial state now that Trump isnt actively running for president. Based on its quarterly filing with the FEC, Save America has $1.19 million in cash on hand. That would be a tidy sum for you or me, but Save America also owes a total of $1.6 million, all of which is meant to cover previous legal consulting or reimbursement for legal fees and expenses. Those debts are what is left after the committee already spent almost $2.3 million covering those budget items so far this year.
Save America also transferred an additional $1.6 million to Make America Great Again PAC since January. Despite that, according to its latest FEC filing, MAGA PAC only has $28,087 in cash on hand at the end of the first quarter, versus $763,000 in debts. Much as with Save America, $1.3 million of the committees money likewise went to paying out legal fees in the last quarter.
Save America owes the lions share of its debt to two firms: NechelesLaw LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The formers lead partner, Susan Necheles, represented Trump in the 2024 New York hush money case that led to Trump being convicted on 34 counts of fraud. The latter firm has taken up Trumps appeal of that hush money case and the massive $350 million civil judgement against him and his company, The Trump Organization. Meanwhile, MAGA PAC owes $318,000 to Colorado firm Campbell Killin Brittan & Ray LLC, which represented the 2024 campaign in a defamation suit, and another $183,000 to Virginias Binnall Law Group, which served as counsel to Trump on issues regarding the Jan. 6 insurrection.
This ignores any "pro bono" work that may have been done by the law firms who were stupid enough to agree to sign trump's executive orders. I am surprised that Sullivan and Cromwell is doing work for trump. Sullivan is a major firm.
trump stiffs everyone including his lawyers.
bif
(27,060 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(180,616 posts)Progressive dog
(7,609 posts)lawyers with jobs with the government and lots of opportunities for grift.
Initech
(108,939 posts)WestMichRad
(3,309 posts)The only stiff that TSF can manage these days.
