The Republican National Committee’s new leadership isn’t official yet — but Lara Trump’s vision for the party is already raising serious unease that the GOP’s coffers could be drained for Donald Trump’s legal fees.
“There is a lot of concern — from donors, state parties and campaigns that important funding could be sucked away by Trump’s mounting legal bills and that there’s nothing they can do about it,” former RNC Communications Director Doug Heye said.
Since gaining Donald Trump’s endorsement for the job — alongside North Carolina state party Chair Michael Whatley — Lara Trump has said she believes paying her father-in-law’s legal bills is of “big interest” to Republican voters. She’s also said that “every penny” of the RNC would go toward securing Trump’s presidency and securing control of Congress.