{"id":2219228,"date":"2024-04-12T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T09:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:47:40","slug":"dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats used campaign funds to cover Biden&#8217;s legal expenses while criticizing Trump for engaging in similar practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-for-bidens-legal-bills-while-hitting-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats, while criticizing Trump for legal fund use, directed \u2062campaign funds to cover Biden&#8217;s \u200dlegal expenses during a \u200dspecial counsel \u200bprobe. From July 2023 to February 2024, the DNC paid over $1.5 million in legal costs for Biden. Biden&#8217;s campaign emphasizes using donations solely for voter engagement. The DNC spent significantly on Biden&#8217;s \u2062legal challenges, with undisclosed total \u2064expenses during the probe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite criticizing former President Donald Trump for using campaign donations to help pay his massive legal bills, Democrats also used campaign funds to help President Joe Biden pay lawyers during the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/12\/dnc-covered-biden-legal-bills-special-counsel-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Friday that between July 2023 and February 2024, the Democratic National Committee paid over $1.5 million to lawyers or firms that represented Biden during the classified documents probe, according to the DNC\u2019s financial filings. In recent days, the Biden campaign has slammed Trump for spending campaign donations on legal fees while claiming that \u201cevery single dime\u201d given to the Biden-Harris campaign is spent on \u201ctalking to voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single dime that you give to the Biden-Harris re-election campaign we spend talking to voters,\u201d Biden Campaign Finance Chair Rufus Gifford told MSNBC last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is [Trump] doing? He might put up some money tonight with his billionaire friends in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-sinister-soul-of-the-nation-speech-wasnt-his-first-attempt-to-target-political-opponents%ef%bf%bc\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Sinister \u2018Soul Of The Nation\u2019 Speech Wasn\u2019t His First Attempt To Target Political Opponents\ufffc\">closed-door fundraiser<\/a> in Palm Beach. We understand that,\u201d Gifford continued, adding. \u201cWe are not spending money on legal bills. We are not hawking gold sneakers or any of that stuff. The money that we are raising, we are going straight to talking to voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden-Harris Finance Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rufusgifford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rufusgifford<\/a>: Every single time you give to the campaign, we&#8217;re going straight to talk to voters, with 100 offices open in swing states, hundreds of thousands of calls to voters. We are not spending money on legal bills or hawking gold sneakers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AY9qYtQ0L0\">pic.twitter.com\/AY9qYtQ0L0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1776663978388701398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As it turns out, Democrats have also spent a significant amount of money covering the president during his own legal challenges. From July of last year through February 2024, the DNC paid just over $1 million to Bob Bauer PLLC, the professional limited liability company of Biden\u2019s top Lawyer Bob Bauer. Additionally, beginning in July 2023, the DNC increased monthly payments to the Hemenway &#038; Barnes law firm from $15,000 a month to $100,000 a month during special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s probe into Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC did not reveal exactly how much it had spent on legal fees for Biden during Hur\u2019s investigation, which ultimately resulted in no charges. Hur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/special-counsel-biden-has-significantly-limited-memory-didnt-remember-when-he-was-vp-or-when-son-died\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that Biden \u201cwillfully retained and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-fumes-over-special-counsel-report-highlighting-bidens-poor-memory\/\" title=\"White House angered by report on Biden's 'weak recollection\">disclosed classified materials<\/a>,\u201d but did not suggest bringing any charges, in part, because a jury would view Biden as \u201ca sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee paid around $1.6 million to cover some of Trump\u2019s legal fees in 2021 that stemmed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seeks-mistrial-in-n-y-business-fraud-case\/\" title=\"Trump Seeks Mistrial In N.Y. Business Fraud Case\">civil business fraud case<\/a>. At the time, a DNC spokeswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/16\/us\/politics\/rnc-trump-investigations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The New York Times, \u201cIf we were the RNC\u2019s donors, we would certainly be asking questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s legal fees pale in comparison to Trump\u2019s $100 million in legal bills, not including the $175 million bond he recently posted in his New York civil business fraud case. As Trump faces the mounting fees, the Biden campaign has jumped out to an early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-rnc-posts-impressive-fundraising-haul-in-march-but-remain-far-behind-bidens-war-chest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraising lead<\/a>, but a reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-brings-in-50-5-million-at-campaign-fundraising-event-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$50 million haul<\/a> from Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago fundraiser event last Saturday pushes him closer to the Biden campaign\u2019s numbers.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The president has poked fun at his rival\u2019s legal fees, <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2024\/03\/21\/i-cant-help-you-biden-jabs-at-trump-during-southwest-swing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quipping<\/a> last month, \u201cJust the other day, a defeated-looking guy came up to me and said, \u2018Mr. President, I need your help. I\u2019m being crushed with debt. I\u2019m completely wiped out.\u2019 I had to say, \u2018Donald, I can\u2019t help you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats, who chided Trump for campaign fund use for legal bills, also utilized such funds for Biden&#8217;s legal expenses during a special counsel inquiry. 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