Trump Campaign to Stop Paying Donald Jr.'s Legal Bills
Source: Bloomberg
The Trump campaign has stopped paying legal bills for Donald Trump Jr. and is setting up a legal defense fund to cover the costs for him and other campaign staffers related to investigations into Russian election meddling, said a person familiar with the matter.
A fund for campaign staffers should be running in a few weeks, the person said, adding that the exact structure, how it would be administered and who would be eligible are still being finalized. It also hasn’t been determined yet whether President Donald Trump or the Trump Organization could contribute to the fund.
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The Office of Government Ethics and a tax firm are helping vet the creation of a separate fund to help White House staff pay for their legal bills, which Trump may be able to contribute to. For White House staffers, the mounting legal bills have been putting some under a financial strain. One interview with a congressional committee or Mueller could exceed $30,000 in legal costs.
"I don’t think there’s ever been a *pooled* legal defense fund for multiple appointees," Walter Shaub, the former director of the OGE, tweeted on Monday. "Ty Cobb should tell us how they address ethics issues."
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/trump-campaign-is-said-to-stop-paying-donald-jr-s-legal-bills
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