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ARTICLE VIEW: | |
RNC chief counsel resigns after two months | |
By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN | |
Updated: | |
9:47 AM EDT, Sun May 5, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
The Republican National Committee’s chief counsel Charlie Spies has | |
resigned two months after accepting the position. | |
Spies’ departure follows weeks of growing tension with RNC officials, | |
a source familiar with the situation told CNN. His hiring rankled many | |
Donald Trump loyalists who viewed the veteran Republican lawyer as at | |
odds with the former president, given his previous work for Jeb Bush, | |
Mitt Romney and Ron DeSantis. | |
RNC spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said in a statement to CNN that Spies | |
stepped down due to “potential time commitment conflicts.” | |
“Charlie approached RNC chief of staff Chris LaCivita about potential | |
time commitment conflicts and it was agreed that while we appreciate | |
and value Charlie’s expertise and professionalism he could not do | |
this role full time and still maintain the obligations to his law firm | |
practice that he has spent years successfully building,” Alvarez | |
said. | |
Spies, meanwhile, told CNN in a statement Sunday: “Working full time | |
at the RNC wasn’t the right fit with my law firm client commitments, | |
but I will remain focused on getting President Trump and Republicans at | |
all levels elected in November.” | |
Spies was brought into the RNC in March shortly after new RNC Chairman | |
Michael Whatley was elected to lead the party. His hire was one of a | |
handful meant to “initiate battle on election integrity from an | |
offensive instead of defensive posture,” LaCivita told CNN in a | |
statement at the time. | |
Trump originally approved of the hiring, one source told CNN, but | |
sources said the former president was angered after his allies pointed | |
to clips of Spies criticizing the false claims that the 2020 election | |
was stolen. | |
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