RNC not paying legal fees over Trump's Mar-a-Lago document investigation: Report

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The Republican National Committee has so far footed the bill for much of former President Donald Trump's legal woes, though it won't be helping on matters stemming from the FBI’s investigation and retrieval of documents at his Florida estate.

A source told Politico Tuesday that Trump would have to front the legal bill after he hired Florida’s former solicitor general Chris Kise to represent him in the Justice Department's criminal investigation related to the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. The reasoning behind the RNC's decision is unclear.

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The RNC has paid almost $2 million in legal fees to law firms representing Trump between October 2021 and July of this year, according to Federal Election Commission records.

For example, officials at the RNC agreed last December to pay up to $1.6 million for Trump's attorney bills, one of which involves an investigation by New York's attorney general into his private business handling.

FEC reports also showed an additional $50,000 payment was made in June regarding Trump's legal fees.

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The former president has repeatedly teased a third bid for the White House, though the RNC has been explicitly clear in its intentions to stop covering his legal bills if he formally announces his 2024 presidential candidacy due to its obligation to stay neutral in the primary.

The Washington Examiner has contacted the RNC.

Grouchy-Basis-532 on August 31st, 2022 at 00:09 UTC »

Something seems a little off here.

After dozens of reports that the GOP was raising tons of cash - it seems like that cash has dried up over night.

Just last week it was reported that some campaigns were being left to die on the vine and now this?

Where is that money going?

Actual__Wizard on August 31st, 2022 at 00:04 UTC »

Donnie might have to pay the bill for once.

Well. On second thought, probably not.

He'll just find another rube to screw over like he always does...

accountabilitycounts on August 31st, 2022 at 00:01 UTC »

This may be the reason he is freaking out. In public, his defenders are vocal. In private, they are not answering the phone.