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RNC Fires Back at Trump, Says It Has ‘Every Right’ to Use His Name

Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter to the GOP over the weekend.

Mairead Elordi
RNC Fires Back at Trump, Says It Has ‘Every Right’ to Use His Name
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The Republican National Committee fired back at former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying it “has every right” to use his name for fundraising purposes after Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter to the GOP.

RNC chief counsel Justin Riemer wrote in a letter that the Republican Party “has every right to refer to public figures as it engages in core, First Amendment-protected political speech, and it will continue to do so in pursuit of these common goals.”

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