Overview
- The committee's most recent FEC filing, reported Wednesday, shows $326,370.50 in outstanding debts with more than $210,000 tied to refunds for contributions that exceeded federal limits.
- The Leavitt 2022 campaign reports zero cash on hand and no progress raising funds to retire those debts, meaning there is currently no money available to issue required refunds.
- End Citizens United filed an FEC complaint in November 2022 alleging the campaign accepted excessive contributions, and FEC rules say such funds must not be spent and should be refunded or reallocated.
- The FEC has lacked a quorum since May 1, 2025, preventing enforcement on this and other cases, and two commissioners nominated by President Donald Trump in February 2026 await Senate confirmation before the agency can act.
- By law the candidate is not automatically personally liable for committee debt, but the unresolved refunds pose reputational and oversight risks for the White House press secretary and add to a backlog of more than 250 enforcement matters the FEC will face when it reconstitutes a quorum.