“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama
No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.
“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator
Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.
His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:05 am
by defixione
The irony is palpable. Two PACs, both misnomers, volleying millions in donations. Fault!
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:13 am
by ousdahl
Watch Trump end up with some Fulton County public defender, who has to squeeze his trial between a urinating in public case and an unpaid parking ticket.
“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama
No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.
“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator
Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.
His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
People who know about these things tell me that he's looking at low-to-mid eight figures per month in legal costs/expenses. And that's before more states take their whacks (and the feds have at least two more cases to bring, also).
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:43 am
by jhawks99
Is it legal to use campaign donations for legal services?
Just asking questions.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:46 am
by Shirley
In case I haven't already said it today, "____ Rudy!"
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:07 am
by jfish26
jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:43 am
Is it legal to use campaign donations for legal services?
Just asking questions.
Legal to use campaign donations for legal services? Most likely yes.
Legal to goose donations by, for example, claiming election fraud you know does not exist? No.
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:24 am
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:46 am
In case I haven't already said it today, "____ Rudy!"
Re: Charges
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:23 pm
by Shirley
Respect:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejected calls by several Republican state lawmakers for a special legislative session to potentially impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama
No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.
“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator
Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.
His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
Tl;dr version: rubes are running out of disposable funds.
“Reality has a way of catching up with you.”
Barack Obama
No wonder Trump has stiffed Rudy, and nearly everyone else he owes $ to. He's fortunate to have a cult of aggrieved fools who will keep sending him money, largely because he hates the same people they do.
“We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Rick Santorum, former R Senator
Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial.
His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available. He’s already dug into his fund for 2024 ads, and borrowed money to post bail in Georgia. And some of his allies are begging for donations, saying he won’t pony up...
Tl;dr version: rubes are running out of disposable funds.
I still think we're not prepared for what a general election campaign will look like when one side has so little cash. The networks need to resist the urge to give The Defendant loads and loads of free airtime.