RNC Member Floats Resolution to Bar Payment of Trump's Legal Costs

The first resolution from Henry Barbour — a longtime member from Mississippi — would prohibit the national party from coordinating with Trump or fundraising with his campaign until he wins enough delegates to be the party’s presumptive nominee.

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The draft resolution, in part, states: “The Republican National Committee and its leadership will stay neutral throughout the Presidential primary and not take on additional staff from any of the active Presidential campaigns until a nominee is clearly determined by reaching 1,215 delegates.” ...

Barbour is also proposing a second resolution that would bar the RNC from paying Trump’s legal bills. If passed, it would declare: “The Republican National Committee will not pay the legal bills of any of our candidates for any federal or state office, but will focus our spending on efforts directly related to the 2024 election cycle.”

Ed Morrissey

The first resolution is silly; Trump will get to 1215 relatively quickly, so this is only a delay of a few weeks. The second resolution is much more significant, especially for the RNC's fundraising and support for down-ballot races. The RNC shouldn't foot any of Trump's legal bills; he's already raising money for that purpose, and he's a multi-billionaire according to Trump's own assessment. Why should RNC's donors pay those bills?

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