The Presidential Ethics Reform Act

[Mike M (the other one)]

(05-24-2024, 08:46 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: There are ways to recoup those from lawsuits like those.

Yes they can, but not until the case is over.

Trump is an outlier here. most POTUS's leave office with about 10-20M NW.  That's not cash in pocket.

To get an idea: 
Hunter is involved in 2 cases, neither of which have started yet. 
One of the guys backing him has already spent 10m for Hunters Lawyers/legal fees and is tapping out now. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-legal-defense-fund-discussion-main-benefactor-retreats-rcna152849 

So even if you are truly innocent and it's a political game being played against you, you still have to have the money up front to CYA else you'll get hammered to the wall.