{"id":1986437,"date":"2023-07-30T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-claims-trumps-campaign-spending-proves-strategy-to-keep-out-of-jail\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:17:17","slug":"schiff-claims-trumps-campaign-spending-proves-strategy-to-keep-out-of-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-claims-trumps-campaign-spending-proves-strategy-to-keep-out-of-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Schiff alleges Trump&#8217;s campaign expenses indicate a &#8216;plan to avoid imprisonment&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschiff-claims-trumps-campaign-spending-proves-strategy-to-keep-out-of-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. \u200cAdam Schiff \u200cReacts to Trump&#8217;s\u2064 $40 Million Campaign Spending<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)\u200d had \u200da strong reaction to the recent report\u2062 of\u2063 2024 presidential \u2064candidate\u2064 Donald Trump spending a staggering \u2063$40 million in campaign funds on legal\u200c fees. In\u2064 an interview on Inside with Jen Psaki Sunday, Schiff expressed \u2062his \u2062concerns about Trump&#8217;s\u200c motives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is eye-popping\u2062 but it also\u200c shows, \u2063I think, by one powerful metric \u2062how much Donald\u200c Trump\u2019s running for presidency \u200bis part of \u2064his strategy\u2064 to keep\u200b out\u2064 of jail,\u201d Schiff said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Department of Justice recently issued new federal charges against Trump, alleging mishandling of\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">classified documents<\/a> \u2062and destruction of security footage at his \u200cMar-a-Lago home. This brings the\u2064 total\u2063 number of charges in the indictment to a staggering\u200d 40.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff \u2063believes \u200cthat Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims\/\" title=\"Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: \u2018Fact-Checking\u2019 Biden\u2019s Town Hall Claims\">massive spending<\/a> on legal fees\u2063 is driven by his \u200chope of becoming the next \u200dpresident, which he believes would make his legal problems disappear. According \u2063to Schiff, Trump is willing to use\u200c campaign contributions to represent anyone loyal to him.<\/p>\n<p>Since its\u200c launch in November\u2064 2020,\u200d the Save\u200b America PAC has already \u200bspent $56 million on legal costs. This highlights the extent of Trump&#8217;s legal battles.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the \u200congoing \u200cclassified documents case, special counsel Jack Smith is separately\u200c investigating\u2062 Trump&#8217;s\u200c handling of\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-campaign-slams-trump-for-allegedly-spending-over-40-million-on-legal-fees\/\" title=\"DeSantis campaign criticizes Trump's M legal fee expenditure.\">2020 \u2062election loss<\/a>\u2062 and is reportedly considering\u2063 charges in that case as well.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff raises concerns about the\u2062 large sum of \u200dmoney being used to align\u2062 stories and \u200dcoach witnesses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-claims-trumps-campaign-spending-proves-strategy-to-keep-out-of-jail\/\" title=\"Schiff alleges Trump's campaign expenses indicate a 'plan to avoid imprisonment'.\">conveniently \u2062forget important details<\/a>. While problematic from \u200ba justice standpoint, Schiff believes this\u2062 is \u2062the objective\u200d Trump&#8217;s team is trying to \u2062achieve.<\/p>\n<h3>Schiff&#8217;s Senate Campaign\u2064 Outperforms \u2063Competitors<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Schiff&#8217;s \u2062Senate campaign is gaining\u200b momentum. According to Federal Election Commission\u2062 filings, his campaign reported an impressive cash-on-hand \u2063amount of $29,800,863.87 at the end\u200d of the second quarter.\u200d This surpasses the funds raised\u200b by\u200d his opponents, Rep. Katie Porter\u200c (D-CA) and Rep. Barbara Lee \u200b(D-CA), as well as President Joe Biden, the Democratic\u200d National Committee, and even Trump \u200cindividually in the same quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff is currently\u200d in \u2063a tight \u200drace\u2064 for California&#8217;s\u200d open Senate seat as he campaigns to \u200dreplace outgoing Sen. \u2064Diane Feinstein (D-CA) following her retirement announcement.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here to read more from The \u200bWashington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to the news that Donald Trump spent $40 million in campaign funds on legal fees, stating it is astonishing. 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