RNC resolution to ban paying Trump's legal bills is 'dead'
Source: The Hill
03/05/24 10:49 PM ET
The Republican National Committee (RNC) failed to earn enough support from states to bring a resolution to ban paying former President Trumps legal bills to a vote.
Henry Barbour, who serves as Mississippis national committeeman, confirmed to several news outlets that the resolutions he drafted that would have prohibited the committee from covering the former presidents growing legal bills is dead.
The RNC is meeting Friday in Houston to elect a new chair after former Chair Ronna McDaniel announced she would resign on March 8. Barbour confirmed to Politico that the resolution is dead and wont be voted on during Fridays meeting because he only received co-sponsors from eight out of 10 required states to bring the resolution to a vote.
Trump has already endorsed his preferred replacement for McDaniels former seat, RNC general counsel Michael Whatley. He also endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to serve as the next co-chair. Lara Trump previously said she would spend every single penny of RNC funds to reelect her father-in-law to the White House.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4511516-rnc-resolution-to-ban-paying-trumps-legal-bills-is-dead/
MOMFUDSKI
(5,546 posts)is complete.
Vinca
(50,273 posts)padah513
(2,502 posts)That's resources he can't use for campaigning and neither can anyone else in his party down ticket.
TurboDem
(214 posts)The media is doing that part for him.
oldmanlynn
(108 posts)That what i believe so trump spending it all on homself and legal bills means they wont have money for other races.
I was just going to post the same thing.
The less money that the RNC can spend on campaigning to elect Trump and other MAGAt Repukes, the better.
Spending money on Trump's legal bills is like taking the money to an incinerator and burning it.
Botany
(70,510 posts)but if the GOP wants to get in that barrel and take a ride over Niagara Falls let em. Because unless
you have some money to pay them professional fund raisers will not touch them. So please let
Trump be their nominee with his D in Law as head of the RNC and let them suck the coffers dry trying
to keep Donny out of prison.
machoneman
(4,007 posts)...R's/MAGAT's for their campaigns, be it Gov/House/Senate, dogcatcher etc. This will also impact Federal campaigns (Senate, House) while at the same time turn off the cash spigot from big donors who want $ sent to down ballot R candidates. This is a win for us as TFG and Lara have badly miscalculated here so early in the race. Good, I say!
Think. Again.
(8,160 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Maybe he'll get them to pay the NY judgment and wipe them out.
He doesn't give a shit about the party and he'll gladly take them for everything they've got. Let's hope it does.
Baitball Blogger
(46,720 posts)Could Trump be the iceberg that sinks the GOP Titanic?
Could he be one financial liability too many for the Republican Party?
Could he turn the Republicans into deadbeats who can't pay their own bills?
I won't hold out for hope. If he becomes president, he'll probably find a way to transfer the cost to the taxpayers.
3Hotdogs
(12,384 posts)HootieMcBoob
(3,823 posts)That Lindsey was right?
Botany
(70,510 posts)As the captain of the Titanic said, Free ice in every room.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)These people are the most dangerous threat to a civilized society ever. EVER!
HootieMcBoob
(3,823 posts)White Christonationalists.
And, the extremely gullible and ignorant.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)The "billionaire", who is so wealthy he was going to finance his own campaign without any outside money, is now going to bankrupt the Republican National Committee.
"The Art of the Steal." That's Donald Trump's true legacy. NOT his "self made man" real estate "empire". The guy is the consummate conman, and republicans bought every word he said; hook, line, and sinker.
Good. Those greedy bastards, who've been robbing Americans blind for decades, have had their own pockets picked. What goes around comes around. They met their match with the orange festering pus-wart.
Bucky
(54,013 posts)They want a feudal overlord and they're getting one. They'll celebrate every thing Putin's hackers interfere on Trump's behalf.
When they lose in November, a lot of them will get violent.
We're in for a bumpy year.
machoneman
(4,007 posts)...attention of these miscreant liars, fools and insurrectionists. Oh, and for those who will say that's bad look for the USA? Screw you if you think J6 was a picnic. This one will be far, far worse. Let the tanks and APC's roam the streets, I say!
Bucky
(54,013 posts)But of course we don't want any of that.
And the J6's this time around will probably be on Dec 15th in the half a dozen purple state capitals where Biden wins and the Electoral College winners will meet to cast the peoples' ballots. I expect that the Michigan and Arizona ones, assuming Biden wins there, will get violent.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)?: >O
Maeve
(42,282 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)How many will become disillusioned at this and drop out of the part where they let their $$ flow to the RNC.
marble falls
(57,097 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)Rooting for both.
marble falls
(57,097 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)Hey, you're about to be all 5s in five posts!
magicarpet
(14,154 posts)Evict everyone from the building. And then use the entire former trDUMP Tower to store her cosmetics, shoes, and extensive wardrobe. That should be ample room for her extensive vanity and walk in closet needs.
NonPC
(305 posts)Me thinks Melania will have to go back to "modeling" and "escorting" other elderly men...
tanyev
(42,559 posts)dalton99a
(81,513 posts)JoseBalow
(2,391 posts)Or can they just do whatever they want with donated cash?
marble falls
(57,097 posts)Beartracks
(12,814 posts)I mean... they asked for it. But still, it's a pitiful sight.
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riversedge
(70,239 posts)Freethinker65
(10,023 posts)Refuse to fund any GOP member's campaign unless they hold events and fundraisers at Trump properties and use remaining campaign funds for assistance from a Trump approved list of people/businesses that have agreed to kickback more money to Trump.
Chi67
(1,065 posts)Right now they only have $8 million. That wont cover Trumps legal bills:
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-national-committee-funding-cash-finances-1866326
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)And they don't know that it's being spent for nefarious reasons - well some of them do.
twodogsbarking
(9,754 posts)Chakaconcarne
(2,453 posts)Why even would most big donors?
Unless the legal fights themselves are part of the long term strategy?
BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)(from 2012)
The 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy that 45 signed back then, sunsets during the next Presidential term so need that re-upped!
republianmushroom
(13,597 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,754 posts)There is no need for an election, they just want to take over. Stay tuned.