As investigations against the former president ramp up, Trump could likely pay his legal defense with campaign donations from an early 2024 bid.
It would not be the first time a candidate has tried to convince the FEC that their campaign funds can be dispersed in the case of a criminal charge. In 2007, former Senator Larry Craig of Idaho tried to justify his campaign expenditures after he faced three criminal charges for allegedly trying to sexually solicit an undercover officer by tapping his foot in an airport bathroom in the Twin Cities.
Schultz said that looking at the Court of Appeals opinion issued in Craig's lawsuit—which, coincidentally, was written by Garland—it would be hard to argue that anything Trump's been accused of doing, like witness tampering, is a product of his candidacy for office. The 2016 opinion would help make a strong argument that any criminal charges arising from January 6 really stem from Trump's own personal behavior.
If Donald Trump wants to use campaign funds for any legal defense, he would have to prove that any legal fees he accrues are connected to or related to the campaign itself. Above, a video of Trump is played during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 28 in Washington, D.C.
Ultimately, the decision as to which legal fees Trump would be allowed to pay for with campaign funds would be left to the FEC—an agency that has become increasingly criticized for being ineffective. Since the FEC has an equal number of Democratic and Republican members, the common deadlocks that arisen have resulted in a number of controversial investigations not being pursued.
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