Trump faces warning signs that his fundraising prowess may have limits in 2024 campaign

By BRIAN SLODYSKO
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s mythic ability to raise massive sums of political cash may be on a collision course with a new reality. Campaign finance reports released Tuesday showed two key committees in his political operation raised an anemic $13.8 million in January and collectively spent more than they took in. A major driver of those costs was millions of dollars in legal fees from Trump’s myriad of court cases. The numbers offer only a partial snapshot of the Trump operation’s finances because other branches won’t have to disclose their numbers until April. But his diminished cashflow nonetheless presents an alarming picture of the overwhelming favorite to be the GOP’s presidential nominee