Trump Starts Paying His Own Legal Bills on Russia Probe
Donald Trump Jr.
In August  Reuters first reported that the RNC was paying  Trump 's legal bills  which amounted to more than $230 000 that month.
The payments were made to  Trump 's outside legal team  which includes Dowd and Jay Sekulow.
Additionally   Trump 's reelection campaign paid more than $300 000 this year in bills to lawyers representing his son Donald Trump Jr.  according to public disclosures filed by the campaign. The campaign did not respond to a request for comment whether it will continue to pay for Trump Jr's legal expenses.
While previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements   Trump  was the first U.S. president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of responding to a criminal probe  said election law experts.
In August  Reuters first reported that the RNC was paying   [TGT]  's legal bills  which amounted to more than $230 000 that month.
The payments were made to  Trump 's outside legal team  which includes Dowd and Jay Sekulow.
Additionally    [TGT]  's reelection campaign paid more than $300 000 this year in bills to lawyers representing his son Donald Trump Jr.  according to public disclosures filed by the campaign. The campaign did not respond to a request for comment whether it will continue to pay for Trump Jr's legal expenses.
While previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements   Trump  was the first U.S. president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of responding to a criminal probe  said election law experts.