Biden Also Used Political Donations to Cover Lawyer Costs (1)

President Joe Biden, who has criticized Republican rival Donald Trump for relying on political donations to pay his legal bills, used nearly $2 million raised by the Democratic National Committee to pay his own lawyers.

The DNC paid $1.1 million to Bob Bauer PLLC, the firm of the veteran political lawyer, hired to defend Biden in the investigation over his mishandling of classified documents, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures since 2023. Special counsel Robert Hur, who led the investigation, chose not to prosecute Biden because he didn’t believe he could win a conviction.

Another firm, Hemenway & ...