Texas City Pursues Unpaid Bill Of $569,204.63 From Trump Campaign

The City of El Paso has sent an “updated invoice statement” to the Trump campaign that includes a one-time delinquency charge of $98,787.58.

The updated invoice is part of the over $500,000 still owed for use of city police coverage, trash pickup and other municipal services during a campaign stop back in February of 2019. The city send an invoice for a total of $470,417.05. The invoice was due in April of that year. In May of 1019 the city sent a letter reading, "We are contacting you regarding the past due invoice(s) listed above. We realize this may have been an oversight on your part; however, your account with the city of El Paso is extremely past due."

The Trump campaign did pay a $5,000 advance to use the coliseum.

Many of Trump’s creditors have taken him to court over his past-due bills, and officials with the City of El Paso recently said they have consulted with attorneys about possible legal options.

Here's what makes this even more interesting, according to Independent.co.uk, an FEC spokesperson told NBC Montana that there is no formal mechanism in place to force the Trump campaign to settle its tab.

FEC public affairs specialist Myles Martin said, “While federal campaigns are permitted to use campaign funds to reimburse for these security costs, commission regulations do not specifically mandate that they do so.”

As of now, Trump owes El Paso $569,204.63.

Apparently, this is an ongoing issue. In 2019, an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity found at the time that Trump owed various municipalities “at least” $841,219 in for services provided.