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☆ QAnon-linked legal fund spent $400,000 defending Trump allies, new filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a campaign rally on September 25, 2023 in Summerville, South Carolina. A fund intended to pay the legal bills of former president Donald Trump's allies backed chiefly by reported QAnon supporters has spent nearly $400,000, the bulk of which went to a single law firm, new records showed Wednesday. The Patriot Legal Defense Fund received more than $1.5 million between its creation in mid-July and the end of December, according to documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Of the total spent by the group, $221,000 went to the firm Brand Woodward Law, mostly in the form of professional and legal fees. Another $150,000 from the fund went to the law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher for the nondescript purpose of "services rendered," the IRS filing shows.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, QAnon, Brand, Gibson, Dunn, Crutcher, Trump, Susie Wiles, Michael Glassner, Caryn, Caryn Borland, Michael Borland, Mike Pence, Michael Organizations: U.S, Patriot Legal Defense Fund, Internal Revenue Service, Brand Woodward Law, IRS, The New York Times, QAnon, Trump, Associated Press, CNBC Locations: Summerville , South Carolina, Montana

☆ Trump has yet to help his Georgia co-defendants with their legal bills, a risky test of their loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. Trump has a history of paying for at least some of his allies' legal counsel. His entire political network, including his joint fundraising committees, spent over $70 million combined from the start of 2020 through the end of 2022 on legal fees, according to a report by OpenSecrets. People familiar with the big bills in the Georgia case told CNBC that many caught up in the case are not expecting any help from the Trump political network. Trump co-defendants can expect to pay their lawyers "seven figures if it's a dollar," meaning at least $1 million, said Randy Zelin, a veteran attorney who specializes in white-collar crimes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, Ellis, District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump, Michael Glassner, Randy Zelin, Zelin Organizations: Fair, Trump, Twitter, District Attorney, OpenSecrets, CNBC, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, skyrocket, Fulton County, Trump

☆ Trump leadership PAC requests $60 million refund from super PAC as legal fees mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —As legal fees for Donald Trump and his associates mount, the former president’s leadership PAC that has been used to pay many of these bills requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to a super PAC supporting Trump, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The leadership PAC, Save America, spent more than $40 million on legal fees for him and many of his associates since the start of 2023. The new charges included allegations that Trump and his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury. Additionally, earlier this year, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud. The new fund will be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., sources previously told CNN, and will be led by Trump associate and adviser Michael Glassner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump, De Oliveira, Michael Glassner Organizations: CNN, president’s, PAC, Trump, Save, The New York Times, White, Capitol, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc Locations: Save America, Manhattan, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ 40 million ways Trump’s campaign is morphing into his legal defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Legal net tightens while Trump creates new echo of first impeachmentTrump’s legal struggles still dominate the Republican race. Despite Trump’s legal woes, no rival Republican has shown much sign of narrowing his double-digit lead in national primary polls. The PAC, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, which is more than double the amount the group spent on legal fees in all of 2022. The details of the spending on legal fees by Trump’s PAC were first reported by the Washington Post. “I have good friends who did nothing wrong who had their legal fees paid by Save America PAC.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Chris Christie –, Trump, can’t, Donald Trump, it’s Trump, ” Christie, Kasie Hunt, ”, Nikki Haley, Haley, hoarded, Ron DeSantis, he’s, ” DeSantis, Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, “, DeSantis, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump’s, Hunter, Hunter Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, De Oliveira, Michael Glassner, The New York Times . Ohio Republican Sen, J, Vance, ” Vance, Fani Willis, ” Willis, “ We’ve, We’re Organizations: CNN, PAC, GOP, Former New Jersey Gov, –, CNN’s, America, South Carolina Gov, Cabinet, United Nations, Justice Department, White House . Florida Gov, ABC News, Republican, Sunshine State, Black Republican, Trump, White, Republican Party, Democratic, Federal, Save, Trump’s PAC, Washington Post, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc, The New York Times, The New York Times . Ohio Republican, Twitter, Save America PAC, Save America, Department of Justice, WXIA Locations: Georgia, Washington, New Hampshire, CNN’s “ State, Florida, Washington , Georgia, New York, Mar, Iowa, Erie , Pennsylvania, Ukraine, The New York Times . Ohio, Manhattan, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton County

Former President Donald J. Trump’s team is creating a legal-defense fund to handle some of the crush of legal bills stemming from the investigations and criminal indictments involving him and a number of employees and associates, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The fund, which is expected to be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., will be led by Michael Glassner, a longtime Trump political adviser, according to the people familiar with the planning, who were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Another Trump aide who worked at the Trump Organization and then in Mr. Trump’s administration, Lynne Patton, will also be involved, the people said. It is unclear how broad a group of people the legal-defense fund will cover, but one person said it was not expected to cover Mr. Trump’s own legal bills. In recent months Mr. Trump’s political action committee has paid legal bills for him and several witnesses, spending over $40 million on lawyers in the first half of 2023.

Persons: Donald J, Michael Glassner, Trump, Lynne Patton, Trump’s Organizations: Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc, Trump Organization, Trump

☆ Trump team creating legal defense fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN. The new fund will be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., according to the sources, and will be led by Trump associate and adviser Michael Glassner. The new charges included allegations that Trump and his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury. Video Ad Feedback Hear Michael Cohen's advice to indicted Trump aide 02:12 - Source: CNNEarlier this year, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud. Trump has expanded his legal team in light of the mounting legal battles he is facing.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Glassner, “, Justice ”, Jack Smith, President Trump, ”, Joe Biden’s, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump, De Oliveira, Michael Cohen's Organizations: CNN, Save, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc, Trump, weaponized Department, Justice, The New York Times, White Locations: Save America, Manhattan, Fulton County, Georgia

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