Can Trump use campaign funds to pay legal bills? [Video]

Many VERIFY readers have asked us if former President Trump is allowed to use campaign funds to pay his legal bills. Here’s why the answer isn’t clear-cut.

This criminal case is one of four brought against Trump. He has also been the subject of several civil cases in New York, including two lawsuits brought by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in which Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.

The former president has used tens of millions of dollars worth of funds donated to his campaign and political committees to cover his mounting legal fees, the nonprofit OpenSecrets says. That’s led many VERIFY readers to ask if it’s legal for Trump and other presidential candidates to use campaign funds to pay their legal bills.

Here’s what we can VERIFY.