INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Donald Trump spent $3.9 million in the first quarter
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign raised $10 million in the first quarter of the year, leaving his re-election operation with
$28 million in cash, his campaign disclosed on Sunday.Trump spent $3.9 million in the first quarter.Trump has opted - unlike presidents
before him - to begin actively fundraising in the early part of his first term
He could use some of the money which he has already raised to help Republicans in the upcoming midterm election in November.In addition to
raising money for his own campaign, Trump has also collected funds for joint efforts with the Republican National Committee, which uses that
money to help congressional candidates.His re-election campaign finished 2017 with $22 million in cash.During the first quarter of the year,
Donald Trump spent about $834,000 on legal expenses - down from the $1.1 million he spent in each of the previous two quarters, according to
disclosures filed with Federal Election Commission
Trump's campaign has used millions of his campaign cash in the past year to pay legal fees - including some fees associated with responding
to the Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
His campaign spent over $3 million in 2017 in legal fees.In addition to legal fees, he has also used that money to keep a small campaign
staff, to fund campaign rallies and to pay for digital advertising focused on his supporters.Trump filed for re-election the day he took
office, an unusual move for an incumbent president
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