The Associated Press reports:
Save America PAC is under new legal scrutiny after the Justice Department issued a round of grand jury subpoenas that sought information about the political action committee’s fundraising practices.
Much of the money Trump has amassed was raised in the days and weeks after the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. That’s when Trump supporters were bombarded with a nonstop stream of emails and texts, many containing all-caps lettering and blatant lies about a stolen 2020 election, soliciting cash for an “election defense fund.”
But no such fund ever existed. Instead, Trump has dedicated the money to other uses. He’s financed dozens of rallies, paid staff and used the money to travel as he’s teased an expected 2024 presidential run.
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Sitting on top of more than $115 million, Donald Trump has positioned himself as a uniquely indomitable force in the GOP. But that massive pile of money is also emerging as a potential vulnerability as legal investigations intensify. https://t.co/v4AMMTZw73
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 13, 2022