Trump using campaign, RNC funds to pay Russia probe legal bills: Reuters, citing sources
President Donald Trump is using money donated to his reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. Federal Election Commission allows the use of private campaign funds to pay legal bills arising from being a candidate or elected official.
While previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements, Trump would be the first U.S. president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of responding to a criminal probe, said election law experts.
One person familiar with the matter said the first payments, the amount of which Reuters could not determine, has already been made and would be disclosed in public filings. The person did not explain how the costs would be allocated between the campaign and the RNC.
The Republican National Committee is expected to make its August spending public on Wednesday, and the Trump campaign is due for another disclosure on Oct. 15.
John Dowd, Trumps lead lawyer, declined to say how the president’s legal bills were being paid, adding: “That’s none of your business.”
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JUST IN: President Trump is using campaign & RNC funds to pay Russia probe legal bills – Reuters, citing sources https://t.co/r1lcPdrtxw
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 19, 2017
A purported billionaire President is using campaign funds to pay for lawyers while his aides bankrupt themselves. Let that sink in.
— Bradley P. Moss, Esq (@BradMossEsq) September 19, 2017
Anybody who joined Team Trump knew who Donnie is and deserves no sympathy. Same for RNC, which failed to stop him. https://t.co/YYzp9Qs2uv
— John Schindler (@20committee) September 19, 2017
Wait till he starts using our tax dollars for his legal fees.
Maybe he already has.
This just what I would of expected Trump to do. But hey, don’t you remember? He was entirely self-funded. He wanted to use his own money. Guess not so much now huh?
No. And his supporters don’t see anything wrong.
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