President Donald Trump's primary legal defense fund is deep in the red. According to new reporting published Friday, Save America PAC — the political committee Trump created largely to finance his election-denial court battles following his 2020 election loss — owes just shy of $2 million, based on its latest quarterly filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

According to The Hill, the fund has been spending money faster than it has paid down what it owes. Citing the PAC's quarterly filing to the FEC, the outlet reported that Save America "spent more than $5.4 million in the third quarter and had spent more than $14 million from the start of the year through September." The committee's cash position has deteriorated steadily: it began the year with nearly $1.2 million on hand, held roughly $673,000 at the end of June, and had less than $33,000 by the close of the third quarter.

As its cash reserves have plummeted, the PAC's debt has remained a persistent problem. It now owes more than $1.9 million to law firms, all of which Save America lists as legal consulting or legal fees and expenses. The committee therefore closed the quarter reporting cash equal to a small fraction of the obligations listed in the same filing.

Per The Hill, those obligations "range from about $239,000 owed to Brito PLLC — whose founder, Alejandro Brito, represented the president in multiple lawsuits he filed against ABC News, BBC and other media outlets." Save America also owes about $760,000 to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which is representing Trump in his appeal of a New York jury's 2024 ruling convicting him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Another $34,000 is owed to Dhillon Law Group, which Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon founded in 2006. Dhillon, who runs the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, departed the firm when she officially joined the administration last year.

Beyond covering Trump's legal costs, Save America PAC serves as his main political fundraising and spending vehicle, supporting activities that include endorsements, events, voter outreach, and related operations. Organized as a "leadership PAC," its expenditures are directly controlled by Trump — unlike MAGA Inc., his super PAC, which theoretically cannot coordinate directly with its beneficiary. While leadership PACs are typically associated with campaign expenditures, Trump has drawn controversy for using Save America's funds to pay his personal legal bills. That dual role is why the committee's balance sheet extends beyond the courtroom: the endorsements, events, and voter outreach it funds draw on the same account now carrying the legal debts.

The Hill has previously reported that the PAC has struggled with fundraising, as potential donors were dissuaded by the fact that their money would go toward fighting Trump's legal battles rather than supporting the GOP. Because Save America reports its finances to the FEC each quarter, its next filing will update the committee's cash position and its outstanding legal debts.