Even by the standards of Trumpā€™s legal slush fund, February was a brutal month that underscored the historic financial pressure on his 2024 campaign.

In the month of February,Ā Donald Trump finally neared the start of hisĀ general election campaignĀ againstĀ Joe Bidenā€”while burning through his political operationā€™s coffers for even more cash to support his legal defenses.

On Wednesday night, Trumpā€™s ā€œSave Americaā€ leadership PACā€”the political committee thatĀ now functions primarily as his legal slush fundā€”reported paying lawyers $5.6 million last month, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Thatā€™s well above the $5 million total the PAC raised in the same period.

The PAC alsoĀ deferred paymentĀ on more than half a million dollars in additional fees toĀ Alina Habba, who represented Trump in both of his milestone court losses in New York this year, while racking up a $645,000 bill to a company tasked with managing legal records in his business fraud case.