White House expected to launch legal defense fund this week: Report

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White House officials who have incurred steep legal expenses because of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference are expected to receive financial aid beginning this week.

The financial assistance will be administered through a legal defense fund, to which anyone can donate as long as they waive their anonymity. The Office of Government Ethics forbids anonymous contributions to legal defense funds.

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