As of earlier this month, former President Donald Trump’s political action committee, Save America, had already spent more than $40 million dating back to 2021 on his legal fees stemming from dozens of federal and state charges related to his mishandling of classified documents and hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, among many other things.
The costs were so staggering that the leadership PAC, which has been bankrolling Trump’s legal defense, also reportedly requested a refund on a $60 million contribution – signaling it knew those fees were set to balloon.
Now, the twice-impeached former president is staring down 91 criminal charges stemming from four indictments – the latest of which also names 18 of his closest allies as co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering scheme in Georgia to spread conspiracy theories, pressure elected officials and prop up fake electors in an attempt to remain in power despite having lost the 2020 presidential election in a free and fair vote.
The 18 co-defendants include former Trump administration officials, such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, and a host of high-profile attorneys – among them, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis.
But the list also includes much lesser known individuals – a former public school teacher, a pastor, a publicist, a bond bail businessman – all of whom put their personal lives and professional careers on the line for Trump and now want to know who will cover their legal fees.
“While you may know me as an alternate elector and former County GAGOP Chair, I am also a retired public school teacher living on a teacher's pension,” Cathy Lathom, one of the co-defendants, posted to a crowdfunding website she’s using to raise money.
Lathom, former GOP chairwoman for Coffee County and a member of the Georgia Republican Party's executive committee, was indicted for her role as a fake elector and for allowing unauthorized forensics experts and Trump allies to examine voting systems in Coffee County for an extended period.
“I am asking for your help today to help me cover legal fees during this time,” she wrote. At the time of publication she’s received $3,905 in donations out of the $500,000 she’s attempting to raise.
Trump, who has a checkered history of paying in full for his own legal defenses, appeared open to helping Giuliani cover at least a portion of his legal fees. According to reporting from The New York Times, Trump has directed more than $340,000 to help with what’s expected to be a $3 million tab – though that was only after multiple attempts by Giuliani, his lawyers and his son to secure such support.
But Trump has yet to announce any type of aid for others caught up in his attempt to undermine the 2020 election, despite the fact that he’s been campaigning and fundraising off his mounting legal woes. His various PACs, Save America and Make American Great Again, also known as MAGA Inc, have similarly been mum on the issue.
Ellis, who had raised $92,515 at the time of this publication through a crowdfunding site to support her legal defense, took to social media earlier this week to call out Trump.
“I was reliably informed Trump isn’t funding any of us who are indicted,” she said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Would this change if he becomes the nominee? Why then, not now?”
“Why isn’t MAGA, Inc. funding everyone’s defense?”
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B | 2019年的消费电子展仍然很忙，但有很多花边新闻。最近，在拉斯维加斯，一辆特斯拉汽车撞上了一个路边机器人。据报道，特斯拉汽车处于自动驾驶模式，乘客坐在车内。
C | 事故发生在公司工程师将一些机器人运送到国际消费电子展（CES）的展台上。这些机器人属于俄罗斯机器人公司Prombot。据该公司董事Oleg Kivokurtsev称，该机器人价值2000美元，事故对该机器人造成了无法弥补的损害。”“我们当然很生气，”基沃库采夫说。我们把机器人从费城带到展览会上。
D | 现在既不能参加展览，也不能修理。
E | 我们将进行内部调查，找出机器人进入车道的原因。据驾驶S型车的乔治卡尔德拉说，“我把特斯拉设置为自动驾驶模式，它开始移动。”我以为汽车会绕过机器人，但它直接撞到了机器人！对不起，这个机器人看起来很可爱。我真诚地向工程师们道歉，“目前还不清楚卡尔德拉是否坐在S型方向盘后面的驾驶座上。有人认为这只是俄罗斯机器人公司Prombot的公关花招。然而，几乎完美的录像和相机的精确定位让我们相信，整个事情可能是一个公关噱头。你可能会注意到视频画面左下角有一个类似绳子的动作，在Promobot机器人被击倒在地上，出租车驶过之后，这个动作会慢慢移动。更不用说，机器人的位置有多奇怪，什么样的程序会让它先去那里，或者是谁用视频记录了这个花招？当然，Promobot在Twitter上关于该事件的帖子也受到了质疑。
F | 大多数评论员要么不相信这件事，要么采取取笑的态度。最后，Promobot可能得到它想要的宣传，在这个过程中，只有一个机器人受伤。
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