First appearance on Fox: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign says the Republican National Committee (RNC) will not pay a dime in legal fees related to his pending criminal and four other civil cases.
In an interview with Fox News Digital on Wednesday, hours after Nikki Haley announced her candidacy and officially made Trump the presumptive nominee, a spokesperson for the former president’s campaign said the RNC He said there was “absolutely no” funding to be provided to alleviate his legal costs. .
“Absolutely no. Absolutely not. The question was asked and answered,” the spokesperson said.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at Mar-a-Lago on March 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
CNBC reported on the same day that a growing number of members believe the RNC committee should help pay for President Trump’s legal costs, with one member saying the RNC committee represents “more than a majority” of its members. It is said that there is .
A resolution to bar funds from being used for Mr. Trump’s legal defense failed to garner enough support to be considered at the RNC’s spring meeting in Houston this week, and the organization’s current president, Ron – Mr. McDaniel is expected to resign from his position.
McDaniel’s resignation comes after the RNC began the election year facing a cash crunch compared to the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The Democratic National Committee (DNC) had nearly three times as much cash on hand as the former reported in its filings with the Federal Election Commission.
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Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting on Friday, January 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California, USA. McDaniel maintained the status quo and won a fourth term as RNC chairman chosen by each party. She remains a loyal figure even after a series of heartbreaking election defeats at the hands of Republican standard-bearer Donald Trump.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Last month, President Trump endorsed current North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to replace McDaniel, with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as co-chair and senior campaign adviser Chris Lacivita as leader. was recommended. Operating officer.
No one has expressed any plans or desire for the RNC to cover Trump’s legal costs if elected to their respective roles by committee members, and with her father-in-law’s support, Lara Trump I won’t waste any money,” he said. “Of the RNC’s funds should be earmarked to ensure he is elected president in November.”
The talk of President Trump relying on the RNC for legal fees comes after President Trump endorsed McDaniel’s successor, and in an interview with CNN, Haley called the RNC her personal “piggy bank.” It seems to have started when he said he was planning to do so.
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Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, speaks to the media after a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, on February 21, 2024. (Brandon Gillespie/Fox News)
Many liberal media organizations reported last month that Lara Trump, who was campaigning in South Carolina to support her father-in-law, said she believed Republican voters would “absolutely” agree to donate to these bills. Reported. But she said she was not familiar with the RNC’s rules regarding paying such expenses, and she appeared to be referring not to the RNC but to Republicans in general who are financially supporting Trump.
But after spending nearly $50 million on Trump’s legal fees last year, FEC filings show how Trump’s fundraising organization will continue to cover its legal costs, or how much of that large sum of money will be spent. It’s unclear how the leak will affect the RNC’s financial woes. The former president’s path to victory in November.
Trump’s fundraising group spent $50 million on legal defense last year, which will exceed $90 million when spending in 2022 and 2021 is included. When you combine this with Trump’s fundraising costs (almost half of the $282 million he has raised), his cash burn rate is a whopping 81%, or just $0.19 for every $1 raised. .
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The financial woes of the RNC and Trump campaign have drawn the attention of both the Democratic National Committee and the Biden campaign, which have entered into a joint fundraising agreement to raise money together and gain a significant advantage heading into the election year. be able to.
“The RNC is already in a cash-strapped mess, and replacing one deeply disagreeing Trump supporter with another won’t solve the problem. “We obviously don’t have the financial wherewithal to do so,” DNC spokesperson Alex Floyd told Fox News Digital, adding that someone Trump chooses from the RNC could ultimately take on the leadership role. mentioned.
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“How Trump and his allies spend their scarce cash is up to them,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Titica told Fox News Digital. “By doing so, we are investing record results where it matters.”
The RNC did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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