Can Trump use political donations to pay for legal defense?

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CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES?
The answer is tricky, according to legal experts. Generally, politicians cannot spend campaign money on legal expenses unless they are tied to a campaign, but many of the investigations involving Trump relate to his conduct as president and as a political candidate.

However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on campaign finance issues who has supported Democratic candidates, said that because Trump is fighting criminal charges during a presidential campaign, it is possible that covering legal fees could be considered a benefit to his campaign.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-trump-use-political-donations-pay-legal-defense-2023-08-01/
 
Trump committee nearly broke and other key takeaways from campaign filings

Trump’s Save America leadership PAC, which had more than $100 million at the beginning of last year, now has about $3.6 million in cash on hand after it became the vehicle used to pay millions of dollars in legal bills for the former president, his aides and his associates. As Trump fights federal and state investigations, his advisers have told The Washington Post that the PAC has been handling the legal bills for almost anyone drawn into the investigations if they ask Trump and his advisers for help

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/01/takeaways-gop-campaign-finance-filings/
 
BidenPresident said:
CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES?
The answer is tricky, according to legal experts. Generally, politicians cannot spend campaign money on legal expenses unless they are tied to a campaign, but many of the investigations involving Trump relate to his conduct as president and as a political candidate.

However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on campaign finance issues who has supported Democratic candidates, said that because Trump is fighting criminal charges during a presidential campaign, it is possible that covering legal fees could be considered a benefit to his campaign.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-trump-use-political-donations-pay-legal-defense-2023-08-01/
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Did u ask that ?


When Gov. Andrew Cuomo used political donations to pay lawyers representing him in sexual harassment and misconduct investigations?


Or did u not care since it was a Dim...but now u care
 
volsrock said:
Did u ask that ?


When Gov. Andrew Cuomo used political donations to pay lawyers representing him in sexual harassment and misconduct investigations?


Or did u not care since it was a Dim...but now u care
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I didn't realize that Dem voters were overwhelmingly supporting Cuomo for the '24 Presidential nomination.
 
I honestly don't know, BP...can he?

In that it doesn't impact me that much,
I'm content that he isn't getting jack shit from me.
 
BidenPresident said:
CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES?
The answer is tricky, according to legal experts. Generally, politicians cannot spend campaign money on legal expenses unless they are tied to a campaign, but many of the investigations involving Trump relate to his conduct as president and as a political candidate.

However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on campaign finance issues who has supported Democratic candidates, said that because Trump is fighting criminal charges during a presidential campaign, it is possible that covering legal fees could be considered a benefit to his campaign.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-trump-use-political-donations-pay-legal-defense-2023-08-01/
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Can Biden use the DOJ, FBI and state partisans to bankrupt his political opponent with spurious and frivolous indictments?

He's doing it.

Banana Republic Joe...
 
BidenPresident said:
fuck you
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Banana Republic Joe is getting impeached for corruption.

Of course Quid Pro Biden makes Idi Amin look like an honest leader dedicated to democracy, in comparison....

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Laws for the elite are typically written broad and vague deliberately.

Whereas many laws that tend towards the lower class are based on a concept of 'ignorance of the law is no excuse', meaning you do not need intent to be convicted, you either did or did not break the law, almost all White collar crime requires intent. Something that can be almost impossible to prove even when obvious.

And that is because those who create the law, think a good scare for the wealthy is enough, a court case that threatens but they can win, and generally speaking they do not want the 'poors' getting off for any reason.

And it does not need to be that way. Intent can be replaced by an 'obligation to seek advice'. This is what Board Members of Corporations are held to, because other wealthy investors do not want them to just be able to say 'there was no ill intent behind the bad things that cost you all your money'. So instead Board Members must seek suitable advise from those qualified to give it, and as long as they do, the decisions made, right or wrong, are not ones they will be legally liable for. That should be the same standard for white collar crime. If you are not sure, ask someone appropriate for advice.
 
BidenPresident said:
CAN LEADERSHIP PACS BE USED TO PAY LEGAL FEES?
The answer is tricky, according to legal experts. Generally, politicians cannot spend campaign money on legal expenses unless they are tied to a campaign, but many of the investigations involving Trump relate to his conduct as president and as a political candidate.

However, leadership PACs such as Save America also are not allowed to directly support their own candidate's campaign. Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an expert on campaign finance issues who has supported Democratic candidates, said that because Trump is fighting criminal charges during a presidential campaign, it is possible that covering legal fees could be considered a benefit to his campaign.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-trump-use-political-donations-pay-legal-defense-2023-08-01/
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How much did you contribute?
 
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