Tag: RNC

RNC taps legal account to help pay for lawyers for President Trump and son Donald Jr. in Russia probes

The following article by Mattea Gold was posted on the Washington Post website September 20, 2917:

The RNC paid $131,250 last month to Jay Sekulow, a member of President Trump’s legal team. (Steve Helber/AP)

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”

A Republican contractor’s database of nearly every voter was left exposed on the Internet for 12 days, researcher says

The following article by Brian Fung, Craig Timberg and Matea Gold was posted on the Washington Post website June 19, 2017:

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A Republican analytics firm’s database of nearly every registered American voter was left vulnerable to theft on a public server for 12 days this month, according to a cybersecurity researcher who found and downloaded the trove of data.

The lapse in security was striking for putting at risk the identities, voting histories and views of voters across the political spectrum, with data drawn from a wide range of sources including social media, public government records and proprietary polling by political groups. Continue reading “A Republican contractor’s database of nearly every voter was left exposed on the Internet for 12 days, researcher says”

State Legislators taking direction from RNC on right to discriminate laws

I Believe in Equal RightsLast week, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed an extreme new law that blocks local governments from expanding protections for members of the LGBT community. Unfortunately, North Carolina isn’t the only state where “Right to Discriminate” laws are being enacted. While these discriminatory measures against members of the LGBT community are being passed in legislatures across the country, it is important to remember that they are officially supported and furthered by the national Republican Party.

Just a month ago, a resolution was passed and approved by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus condemning “government overreach” of the Obama administration’s interpretation of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination against transgender students. It said:

“The Republican National Committee calls on the Department of Education to rescind its interpretation of Title IX that wrongly includes facility use issues by transgender students. Continue reading “State Legislators taking direction from RNC on right to discriminate laws”