Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-per-person fundraising dinner at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club Thursday night to help his former attorney and longtime ally Rudy Giuliani pay for his lofty legal bills.
Giuliani faces a significant amount of fees, sanctions, fines, and damages as a result of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election alongside the former president. Last month, the two men, along with 17 others, were indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, on racketeering charges for trying to overturn the results in the Peach State.
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About a dozen people were expected to sit down for the fundraising dinner, according to CNN correspondent Paula Reid, who said some of Trump's advisers believe the former president doesn't need to help Giuliani and can "even cut him loose."
Reid, CNN's senior legal affairs correspondent, added that other advisers feel Trump owes it to Giuliani to help him, saying one of Trump's associates estimates the former New York City mayor "lost between $10 and $20 million in consulting fees based to the damage to his reputation because of this relationship."
As about a dozen people are expected to sit down to a $100K/plate dinner at Trump's Bedminster club to help Giuliani pay down millions in legal debt, I joined @erinburnett with our latest reporting on the divide among Trump advisors about how much help he should give. pic.twitter.com/oczxgAwxjM
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) September 7, 2023
Giuliani's son, Andrew Giuliani, has founded a committee, the Giuliani Defense PAC, to raise funds for his father, according to the Associated Press. And while Thursday's dinner was "very helpful," according to Andrew, "It won't be enough to get through this."
In addition to the Fulton County RICO case, Giuliani was found liable for defamation by a federal judge last month in a case brought on by two Georgia election workers relating to accusations of mishandling ballots in the 2020 election. He could end up having to pay significant damages to the women on top of the money he owes to his lawyers.
In May, the onetime Big Apple mayor was sued for $10 million by a former aide who alleged that he sexually assaulted her. Giuliani denied the allegations.
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In addition to seeking out the former president's aid, Giuliani has been forced to pursue other ways of securing cash. He has reportedly joined Cameo, a website where celebrities record short videos for money. And in July, he put his Manhattan apartment up for sale for $6.5 million.
Andrew Giuliani claimed in a radio interview before the dinner Thursday that his father and Trump agreed to hold another fundraising event at Mar-a-Lago in the fall or early winter.