Trump-aligned political action committees have paid lawyers for the former president tens of millions of dollars. Are there any limits on how much, or on what, they can spend?
- Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia University
There are different kinds of PACs, but it is not clear if Trump’s use of them to pay his large legal fees violates election or campaign finance laws.
Some 44,000 people – about one-hundredth of 1% of the US population – have given $10,000 or more each to this election. So much money from so few donors inevitably distorts the political process.
When political campaigns end, candidates often are left with a fair amount of money. They have a lot of options about how to spend it.
A law professor explains political disclosure laws, how donors get around them – and what to do about it.
Congressional midterm election spending will likely hit a record $5 billion. But the spending masks the main problem with US campaign financing: who gives the money and what they may get in return.
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