The following article by Mattea Gold was posted on the Washington Post website September 20, 2917:
The Republican National Committee is using a pool of money stockpiled for election recounts and other legal matters to pay for President Trump’s ballooning lawyer fees related to the multiple Russia investigations, directing more than $427,000 so far to lawyers representing him and his eldest son, party officials confirmed Tuesday.
The RNC will report that last month it paid $100,000 to Trump’s personal attorney John Dowd, and $131,250 to Jay Sekulow, another member of his legal team, in a Federal Election Commission report set to be filed Wednesday. Continue reading “RNC taps legal account to help pay for lawyers for President Trump and son Donald Jr. in Russia probes”