Overview

• Karoline Leavitt, now Trump's White House Press Secretary, amended 17 campaign finance reports, disclosing over $300,000 in debt from her 2022 congressional campaign.
• Approximately $200,000 of the debt is owed to donors who gave contributions exceeding legal limits, which were neither refunded nor redesignated within the required 60-day period.
• The revised filings, submitted years after the donations were made, show a significant pattern of campaign finance violations, according to watchdog group End Citizens United.
• Leavitt's campaign debt has tripled from $105,605 reported in late 2024 to $326,370, including unpaid refunds and vendor payments.
• Ethics concerns have been raised over how she will address the debt, with critics warning that fundraising efforts could create conflicts of interest with wealthy donors and corporate entities.