A Complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), has alleged that the Trump Campaign and its related Political Committees, have potentially Violated Federal Law, by Concealing who is being Paid for Trump's Legal Work.
The Complaint, which was filed with the FEC by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a Nonprofit Government Watchdog, alleges that Trump’s Campaign and Four related Political Committees, Reimbursed Compliance firm Red Curve Solutions $7.2 million for Legal Fees and Expenses, between December, 7th, 2022 and 18th March, 2024.
However, Red Curve “does not appear to offer any legal services,” CLC noted in the Complaint. According to the Company’s LinkedIn page, Red Curve Solutions helps Political Campaigns with a Range-of-Services, including “comprehensive budgeting, accounting and financial management and compliance services.”
The Company is Managed by Bradley Crate, who serves as Treasurer for the Trump Campaign, and the Four other Committees, according to the Complaint.
The Complaint adds that the Arrangement between the Trump Campaign and Red Curve “seems designed to obscure the true recipients of a noteworthy portion of Trump’s legal bills and, in doing so, seems to violate federal law.”
CLC is asking the FEC to Investigate the Payments immediately, citing the fact that the Arrangement is still ongoing. “Red Curve appears to have been fronting legal costs for Trump since at least December 2022, with Trump-affiliated committees repaying the company later,” CLC said in the Complaint.
“This arrangement appears to violate FEC rules that require campaigns to disclose not only the entity being reimbursed Red Curve) but also the underlying vendor.”
The Complaint goes on to say that the fact that the Committees and the Company, which Specializes in Campaign Finance Reporting Services, did Not properly Itemize these Reimbursements “undermines the bedrock transparency” of Public Disclosure Laws.
In the Filing, the Trump Campaign is also accused of Violating a Federal Prohibition on Corporate Political Contributions with its Arrangement with Red Curve.
As a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), Red Curve “would be legally barred from making any contributions, such as an in-kind contribution or advance, to Trump’s campaign and any other ‘hard money’ committee – even if that payment or advance is fully reimbursed,” the Complaint states.
CLC Director of Federal Reform, Saurav Ghosh said the Public should Not be deprived of its Right to know exactly who Trump-connected Political Groups are Paying.
“Available information points to the conclusion that Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and other Trump-affiliated committees violated federal law by obscuring who they paid for legal services and how much they paid for those services,” Ghosh said in a Statement.
“Voters have a right to know exactly how these Trump-affiliated committees are spending their money, particularly since it is unprecedented to see political candidates or committees spending such massive amounts of money on legal expenses.”
Figures released by the FEC earlier this week, revealed that Trump’s Legal Fees are taking a chunk out of His Campaign Funds, with the Save America Political Action Committee (PAC), which is connected to the Trump Campaign, spending $3.7m on Legal Fees for Trump in March.
While Save America has Not Disclosed the Details of how much it has spent on each of Trump’s Legal Cases, its Filings show that since the start of 2023 it has spent more than $59 million on Lawyer Fees.
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