Trump's Legal Expenses Are Considered Personal Use and Therefore May Not Be Covered by Campaign Funds

The FEC decides on a case by case basis through the advisory opinion process whether legal expenses are considered personal use. A campaign fund may be used to pay for up to 100% of legal expenses related to campaign or office holder activity where such expenses would not have occurred had the individual not been an office holder. The New York DA indictment was the Hush money payments. So anything related to the Trump organization, 50% coverage.