Trump’s Save America PAC Faces Financial Strain With Nearly $2M in Legal Debt
Donald Trump's Save America PAC reports nearly $2 million in debt as legal costs mount from hush money, classified documents, and election interference cases.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s primary legal defense fund is facing a significant financial shortfall, with recent Federal Election Commission filings revealing the organization is carrying nearly $1.9 million in debt.
The Save America PAC, which Trump launched in 2020, disclosed these figures in a quarterly report covering the period from July 1 to September 30. During the third quarter alone, the PAC disbursed over $5.4 million, pushing its total annual expenditures past the $14 million mark.
By the end of September, the organization’s cash reserves had dwindled to just $32,256, a sharp decline from the approximately $1.2 million it held at the start of the year. The fund has served as a primary vehicle for covering Trump’s mounting legal bills, including costs associated with his New York hush money trial, the classified documents case, and the election interference proceedings in Georgia.
Outstanding liabilities listed by the PAC consist primarily of legal consulting fees and reimbursements. Among the creditors is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which is owed $761,000 for its work on various matters, including the appeal of the defamation judgment secured by E. Jean Carroll. Additionally, the PAC owes $239,000 to Brito PLLC, a firm that represented Trump in his defamation lawsuit against ABC News, and $34,000 to the Dhillon Law Group Inc.
Since departing the White House in 2021, Trump has reportedly spent more than $100 million on legal defense, according to 2024 reporting by The New York Times. The former president has navigated four separate criminal prosecutions, with the hush money case resulting in 34 felony convictions while the remaining three cases were dismissed.
Beyond criminal proceedings, Trump has faced civil fraud litigation and lawsuits from Carroll that resulted in jury awards exceeding $80 million. Throughout these challenges, Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing, characterizing the legal actions as a product of weaponization and a witch hunt.
Following his indictment in the hush money case in 2023, Trump condemned the proceedings, stating: “This is political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.”
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
