Trump questions legality of Harris campaign's spending on celebrity endorsements

In the wake of November's presidential election, there has been much discussion of the record amount of money raised by the ill-fated Kamala Harris campaign, with many donors perplexed by reports of its outstanding debt.

Now, President-elect Donald Trump is adding his voice to those questioning the financial practices of the Harris campaign, with its payments to celebrity endorsers drawing specific scrutiny, as Newsmax reports.

NYT report highlights concerns

Trump's decision to weigh in on Harris' alleged campaign malfeasance comes in the wake of a New York Times report outlining complaints that have since been registered by Democrats, particularly those who worked on her behalf in states such as Pennsylvania.

The article pointed to staggering spending on star-studded campaign spectacles that included the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce, and more.

Those expenditures, the Times noted, reportedly came at a time when campaign offices in urban locales struggled to access basic materials such as printers, tables, and chairs, sometimes resorting to borrowing those necessities from better-resourced suburban branches.

Challenges of this nature were surprising to many, particularly given the fact that Harris reportedly raised more than $1 billion during her truncated presidential bid -- a record-breaking sum that her opponent did not come close to reaching.

As a result, it is not just Harris supporters but also Trump himself who is calling foul and wondering whether the campaign's conduct remained within legal bounds.

Trump holds forth

Never one to stay silent on the potential wrongdoings of a political opponent, Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Saturday to question some of Harris' more lavish campaign expenditures.

The president-elect even went to far as to call out by name some of the recipients of the Democrats' campaign largesse, shining a spotlight on what he believes may be unlawful conduct.

“Are the Democrats allowed to pay $11,000,000, $2,000,000, and $500,000 to get the ENDORSEMENT of Beyonce, Oprah and Reverend Al [Sharpton]?” Trump wondered.

Trump continued, “Oprah didn't do much of anything (she called it “expenses”), and Al is just a third rate Con Man. So what is going on here???”

The incoming commander in chief went on, musing of the situation, “Totally against the law, and I have heard there are many others!!!”

Criticism mounts

Trump is far from the only prominent figure raising serious doubts about the propriety -- if not the legality -- of the Harris' campaign's actions, with former Democratic Party donor and noted attorney John Morgan letting his outrage be known, as the New York Post reported last month.

Critiquing Harris' payments to celebrities as well as pricey advertising on the Las Vegas Sphere, Morgan believes the VP has permanently disqualified herself from future office by sitting back while consultants and ad buyers received a windfall from their losing effort, declaring bluntly, “she cannot be trusted with the money.”