Trump, DeSantis aides spar over former president’s spending on legal fees

Aides to GOP rivals Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are trading barbs over news that the former president has spent more than $40 million so far in 2023 on legal fees as part of ongoing investigations into his conduct.

Multiple reports indicated the Trump-aligned PAC Save America was set to disclose the legal expenditures in a filing Monday. The expenses for legal costs for Trump and others in his orbit are the former president’s highest cost by far as he faces charges in Florida and New York and ongoing investigations in...