Bachmann for President, the former presidential campaign committee of Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., reported it paid $55,000 for legal fees during the second quarter of 2013. The committee paid Patton Boggs LLP $48,751 for legal services and $6,249 to Patton Boggs LLP for debt repayment legal services. During the quarter the committee had receipts of $142,118, including $140,000 transferred in from Bachmann for Congress. The committee spent $161,411, leaving $17,467 in cash on hand as of June 30, and debts of $30,673. In other filings today: Republicans Agree - Fine Cantor Opponent: Although rare, at least some of the Republican Commissioners at the Federal Election Commission must have agreed with the Democratic commissioners, since the 2012 opponent of House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor has been fined $6,000. (more…)
