Trump's primary cash source for legal defense fund is 'dwindling' as bills pile up: report

Donald Trump's so-called "witch trials" are costing him big bucks. And he's been dipping his hand into his Save America PAC for nearly $5 million each month to cover the legal bills.

The New York Times, citing new federal election filings, reports that with just $4 million balance in the political account — cash flow is looking bleak to be able to afford the steep monthly costs to come.

Specifically, Save America claims only $4,474,030 at the end of May, and already owes $861,630 in unpaid bills, according to the report.

In total, Trump has shelled out more than $100 million on legal and investigation-related bills since he lost the 2020 election and left the White House.

The Times counted 17 firms and companies who have been paid at least $1 million just in 2024.

They include Save America paying more than half a million dollars to Chris Kise, who has worked on both the hush money and classified documents cases, and $390,000 to John Lauro, who worked on the election interference case.

The PAC also paid $174,000 to James Otis Law Group LLC, the firm founded by D. John Sauer, who argued Trump's immunity claim before the U.S. Supreme Court, and $140,000 to the firm belonging to Trump lawyer and spokesperson Alina Habba.

The outlet reports that so far Trump hasn't picked his own pocket to pay for the swelling costs to defend against an assortment of civil and criminal cases and their subsequent appeals.

Rather, the Times writes, Trump prefers to pay his lawyers in both criminal and civil cases with donor funds through his PAC.

In May, Trump paid $1.8 million to the firm of Todd Blanche, his lead attorney in the hush money case, according to The Times.

Blanche is also defending the former president on his federal criminal cases: the classified documents case in Florida and election subversion case in Washington D.C.

The 45th president and presumptive Republican nominee for president was recently convicted of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to buy the silence of a porn star who alleged they had sex, as a way to hide the allegation ahead of the 2016 election.

Trump is expected to be sentenced on July 11 — days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee kicks off.

He also faces criminal indictments in three other criminal cases that are pending trial.

Cash has been flowing after Trump forged an agreement with the RNC when he bested the field of primary challengers including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

There are also other streams of monies including a legal defense fund and Trump 47 Committee, which has made one transfer worth $183,054 transfer to Save America, The Times reported citing the financial records.

Back in December 2023, the largest item for the legal defense fund was reportedly covering the bills of a huge party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago country club.