Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) harshly criticized former President Trump’s review of the Republican National Committee (RNC), saying the former president’s lawyers said it would be “impossible” to secure bonds. In response, donors were warned to “be careful.” For damages incurred in a New York civil fraud case.
“Is it just a coincidence that Donald Trump took over the RNC, fired most Republican officials, and installed his son-in-law as co-chairman at the same time he became desperate for money and unable to post bail? ?” Cheney I wrote it on Monday’s X., formerly Twitter. “Donors should be careful.”
Trump’s allies last week launched a major overhaul of the RNC, starting with the selection of Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chairman Lara Trump, both of whom the former president supported. Trump is Lara’s stepfather.
A series of executive changes followed by former Trump allies, who in a letter to RNC members called the newly combined Trump campaign and party a “unified operation.”
Days later, Trump’s lawyers suggested in a court filing that it would be impossible to secure the $454 million bail owed in the New York fraud case. Trump’s lawyers said they had “spent countless hours” negotiating with “one of the largest insurance companies in the world” and had approached 30 companies seeking bond support.
A judge last month concluded that Trump conspired to lie about his net worth for tax and insurance benefits and ordered him to pay about $355 million in damages, plus interest. He was assessed nearly $112,000 in interest for each day he failed to pay, and the total judgment now exceeds $454 million.
The former president also faces other mounting legal costs, including a $91 million order in a defamation suit brought by E. Jean Carroll and four other criminal charges.
Federal election filings released earlier this year show that his fundraising committee spent nearly $30 million in legal fees in the second half of 2023, while Trump’s Save America leadership PAC spent nearly $30 million in legal fees in the second half of 2023. It was revealed that he spent approximately $3 million in legal consultation fees.
Cheney’s post Monday is the latest in a series of exchanges with the former president. Earlier this week, President Trump called for Cheney and the remaining members of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 Special Committee to be indicted on charges of withholding evidence and testimony.
His calls began over the weekend following a new report from House Republicans seeking to discredit Congress’s initial investigation into the Capitol riot and exonerate Trump ahead of the 2024 general election. Ta.
Cheney, one of the former president’s most outspoken Republican critics, argued that Trump and his legal team “had the evidence a long time ago” included in last week’s House report, saying Trump objected to the statement.
President Trump faces four felonies over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including allegations of conduct related to the January 6 riot. The case’s trial has been postponed while the Supreme Court considers whether the former president’s actions on January 6 are protected from prosecution by presidential immunity.
The Trump campaign and RNC did not respond to requests for comment.
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