Even though the Republican National Committee (RNC) agreed to pay $1.6 million towards Donald Trump’s legal costs over the investigations into his private businesses by New York prosecutors, the former President has refused to financially assist his own aides with January 6th related expenses. Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that aides of the twice-impeached one-term disgraced President are considering “legal action” to force Trump to cover legal expenses related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
As Trump has signaled to some of his current and former staff that he won’t cover legal bills related to Jan. 6, some are considering taking legal action to force him to, according to one former senior Trump adviser.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2022
That claim was contradicted.
A person close to the Trump legal team efforts contradicts the statement by the former senior adviser, saying several people have their legal bills covered and that Trump ally Matt Schlapp is involved in raising money for it.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 7, 2022
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Then the contradiction was contradicted.
A second former senior Trump aide messages to say that several people are paying their own bills at significant cost, with no offer to help.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 7, 2022
It’s typical for Trump to throw those in his orbit under the bus, especially if it comes to finances. That’s strange behavior for someone that claims to be a billionaire. Even Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, in an unusual break with the former President late last year, said that he found it “appalling” that Trump hasn’t donated any money to his supporters who were arrested on January 6th.
“People are going to be offended that I ask this, but I can’t control myself,” Carlson said at the time. “What about the President on whose behalf they were gathered that day? Has anybody sent them money? The people around him, Brad Parscale, all these people are getting rich, right?”
It’s like they don’t even know the guy. Trump is notorious for not paying his bills, and he only cares about himself. That’s yet another reason why he was wholly unfit for office.
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