JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees in his final months in office
before he resigned amid scandals.
Campaign finance reports filed Monday show Greitens’ campaign spent about
$610,000 for legal help between April and the end of June.
That doesn’t include any personal legal fees Greitens paid as he worked to
fend off multiple criminal charges and potential impeachment by the
Republican-led Legislature. A felony invasion-of-privacy charge against him was
later dropped.
Greitens, a Republican, resigned June 1.
His departure has not brought an end to his troubles. A Republican lawmaker
this month filed an ethics complaint that accused Greitens’ gubernatorial
campaign of multiple campaign finance violations. An attorney for the campaign
has said no laws were broken.
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