his mountain of legal troubles. new reporting from the new york times revealed the ex president has spent a staggering $50 million of donor money on his legal bills and he has a lot of legal bills to pay. he faces 91 felony counts in four cases. a lawsuit that threatens to take down his family business. not to mention the millions he owes e. jean carroll after losing two lawsuits. from that new york times reporting, quote, mr. trump has used funds in his political action committee known as save america to underwrite his legal bills. the account was originally flooded with donations that were collected during the period immediately after the 2020 election. he was making widespread and false claim of voter fraud. with save america s coffers nearly drained last year, mr. trump sought to refill them through a highly unusual transaction. he asked for a refund of $60 million that he had initially transferred to a different group. a pro trump superpac to support his 2024 campaig
another night for the history books, with only one thing for sure. the 11th vote was not the charm tonight for kevin mccarthy s bid to become speaker of the house. no nominee having received the majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. and with that, the 11th rejection done with about three hours shy of the 11th hour in the third day of his failure to become speaker. the call went up to end the proceedings until noon tomorrow. the question is on the motion that the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. those in favor say aye those aye! those opposed, no. no! in the opinion of the chair, the no s have it. the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. the motion to adjourn prevailed. the day ended without kevin mccarthy holding a single holdout. kevin mccarthy still beli