Daniel Wolfram
FEC filings reveal Trump’s PAC still owes 12 different law firms nearly $2 million as legal debt explodes.
President Donald Trump has leaned heavily on political donors to handle his mounting personal legal battles.
According to recent Federal Election Commission filings, reported by the Washington Sun, his primary defense fund, Save America PAC, burned through more than $5.1 million on legal fees during the third quarter alone.
The legal fund is now on the brink of bankruptcy without any immediate cash influx.
Burning through cash
That total amounts to roughly $56,000 per day. That means that the fund now carries more than $1.9 million in unpaid legal debt.
An allied fund, Never Surrender PAC, stepped in with a transfer of nearly $4.8 million. Even so, the cash failed to cover the gap after Save America spent another $343,000 on media consulting and staff payroll.
The White House did not respond to the Sun when asked for comment and neither did Save America.
Mounting unpaid bills
Trump has faced numerous criminal and civil trials over the past several years and became a convicted felon in 2024. He was also convicted in a 2023 verdict where a New York jury held him liable for sexual abuse. He has also declared bankruptcy four times.
Since Trump began his second presidential term in January 2025, Save America has paid roughly $20.4 million to over two dozen law firms, FEC records show. Yet the fund still owes money to 12 different practices, including two based in London.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP holds an unpaid bill of $761,000 after handling high-profile appeals for Trump, including the bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation verdict in which Trump was found liable for sexual abuse.
Another $663,000 remains unpaid to NechelesLaw LLP for its involvement in the Stormy Daniels questioning during the 2024 “hush money” trial where Trump’s adviser Michael Cohen was found guilty of paying off the former porn star. Furthermore, a Florida-based firm is owed $239,000 for lawsuits against ABC News and The New York Times.
