The Republican National Committee (RNC) is reportedly paying some of former President Trump Donald TrumpRittenhouse says Biden defamed his character when linking him to white supremacists Overnight Health Care — White House touts vaccine rate for feds Trump endorses challenger to Hogan ally in Maryland governor's race MORE’s personal legal bills. The Washington Post, citing a party spokeswoman, reported on Tuesday that the RNC last month made two payments to the law firm of Ronald Fischetti, the defense attorney who was hired by Trump in April. It is not clear, however, that the investigations relate to Trump’s tenure in the White House or activities during his campaign. The committee, however, is reportedly not contributing to the legal fees for other investigations targeting Trump, including his battle over requests from the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. When Trump was in office, the committee covered fees for lawyers to represent Donald Trump Jr. in the investigations related to Russian interference in the 2016 election, he Post noted.

Source: CNN November 23, 2021 20:19 UTC