Democratic donors paid $1.7m to Biden lawyers in classified files probe - BBC News

Mr Biden has criticised Donald Trump, his election challenger, for using donor funds to pay legal fees.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Brandon DrenonBBC News, WashingtonDemocratic donors paid at least $1.7m (£1.35m) of US President Joe Biden's legal fees during the investigation into his handling of classified documents, records show.

The Democratic National Committee paid a firm and a lawyer for the president.

Mr Biden has repeatedly criticised former President Donald Trump, his likely election challenger, for using donor funds to pay his legal fees.

On Friday, Republicans were quick to accuse the president of hypocrisy.

"If these corrupt Democrats didn't have HYPOCRISY, they'd have NOTHING!" the Republican National Committee said in a statement,

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