Reuters reports:
Lara Trump, who Donald Trump has endorsed to be the new co-chair of the Republican National Committee, said on Wednesday that the organization needed to raise $500 million for the 2024 general election and did not rule out using raised funds to pay her father-in-law’s mounting legal fees.
“We gotta make sure that people understand when they donate their money to the RNC, indeed it’s going go to causes that they care about.”
Lara Trump was asked by media at Wednesday’s event whether she would use funds raised by the RNC to pay legal fees for her father-in-law’s numerous criminal and civil cases. “I think that is a big interest to people. Absolutely,” she said, arguing that many Republicans want to help.
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Reporter: Do you think paying for Trump’s legal bills is something of interest to Republican voters?
Lara Trump: Absolutely pic.twitter.com/BmEWJq0Ak9
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