This Wall Street Journal op-ed by Karl Rove discusses former President Trump’s four PACs.  As of June 30, they held $121 million.  In contrast, the combined chests of the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee amounted to $174.8 million.  Noting that the PACs’ money cannot be converted into funds for a Trump presidential campaign, Rove proposes several alternatives.

“If Mr. Trump doesn’t start actually deploying these funds to help candidates he’s backed for Congress, governor and other statewide offices, donors might not keep giving to the former president’s causes.  Trump-endorsed candidates might start to wonder how strong an ally the former president really is, beyond lending his name in a primary.

Many Republicans running are parroting Mr. Trump’s views, especially his discredited claims about the 2020 election.  We’ll soon see if he backs those who’ve backed him—and how they fare if he does.”