Giuliani's 2026 defense fund largely spent on fundraising firms, not lawyers

During the 2026 election cycle, Rudy Giuliani’s legal defense fund has spent $1.2 million, but the majority of those expenditures went to fundraising contractors. He paid $442,000 to Texas-based American Caging and $227,000 to Virginia’s Rockwell Solutions, while a modest $57,700 was directed to the law firm Gessler Blue Law. Federal Election Commission filings indicate that most contributors are retirees.

Giuliani’s fiscal strain follows a $150 million damages judgment over false election-fraud claims, a disbarment, bankruptcy filings, and the loss of his Manhattan penthouse and other assets. He has also launched a coffee brand, “Rudy Coffee,” in an attempt to generate additional income. The former mayor remains on a ventilator-free recovery after a pneumonia hospitalization earlier this year.