President Biden’s aides will not create a legal defense fund to help pay for personal legal fees in response to investigations, such as the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s aides have ruled out the creation of a legal defense fund to help pay for any personal legal fees in response to investigations, such as the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The amount Biden has accrued in personal legal bills for matters related to investigations, specifically the classified documents probe, is unclear, and the White House has declined to say how those bills are currently being paid.
Biden’s 2020 campaign and the Democratic National Committee both have ongoing financial relationships with prominent law firms, including retainer agreements. Those arrangements could help cover some of the president’s legal bills, as well as for individuals who worked for him, according to people familiar with the matter.
No decisions have been made on whether to move forward with one for Hunter Biden, according to two people familiar with the matter. The discussions, however, have coincided with rising frustrations among some members of the president’s inner circle with Hunter Biden’s newest lawyer, Abbe Lowell, and his more aggressive public strategy in his client’s defense, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The RNC paid legal fees for former President Donald Trump and members of his family while he was in office. There is a precedent for a sitting president to establish a legal defense fund. Former President Bill Clinton did so while he was in office facing multiple investigations and lawsuits about his conduct in the White House and as governor of Arkansas.
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