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Exclusive: Trump using campaign, RNC funds to pay legal bills from Russia probe
It seems to be legal. Reelection campaign donations can be used to pay criminal-defense legal bills.
By announcing his 2020 candidacy almost immediately after the election, Trump is stashing away millions in donations. Probably the paramount reason why he still holds political rallies.
Lol. In all candor, I didn't expect Trump to personally pay for his high-profile expensive-as-hell legal-defense teams. That's not how this con-man operates.
By Karen Freifeld, Ginger Gibson
September 19, 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. 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. John Dowd, Trump’s lead lawyer, declined to say how the president’s legal bills were being paid, adding: “That’s none of your business.”
It seems to be legal. Reelection campaign donations can be used to pay criminal-defense legal bills.
By announcing his 2020 candidacy almost immediately after the election, Trump is stashing away millions in donations. Probably the paramount reason why he still holds political rallies.
Lol. In all candor, I didn't expect Trump to personally pay for his high-profile expensive-as-hell legal-defense teams. That's not how this con-man operates.