Trump Helped New Jersey GOP Pay Legal Fees

“With the help of Donald Trump, the New Jersey Republican State Committee has paid its legal fees connected to the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal,” the Newark Star Ledger reports.

“Campaign finance reports released Tuesday show the Republican State Committee not only paid its Bridgegate-related bills, but has enough money in the bank to cover its remaining debts. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, had a lot to do with that, hosting a $25,000-a-ticket event in May to raise money for the state GOP.”

“Trump held a separate fundraiser for Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential campaign that same day, bringing in $142,000. That was enough to whittle down Christie’s campaign debt but did not pay it off.”