A top lawyer for the Republican National Committee (Republican National Committee) just resigned.
The Washington Examiner reports that Charlie Spies is leaving his position as chief counsel of the Republican National Committee.
This comes just two months after Spies took the job. It also comes not long after former President Donald Trump established his grip on the Republican National Committee by helping to remove its former leader, Ronna McDaniel, and to replace her with his allies, including daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
Trump, as we will see, has made it clear that he is quite happy that Spies is leaving, which begs the question of whether he had anything to do with it.
What we know so far:
Spies is claiming that he resigned because he was having trouble running his own law firm and working for the Republican National Committee at the same time.
“Working full time at the Republican National Committee 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 said.
Danielle Alvarez, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, has also provided a statement on the matter, which seems to support what Spies had to say.
Alvarez said:
Charlie approached Republican National Committee 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 cannot do this role full time and still maintain the obligations to his law firm that he has spent years successfully building.
There may, however, be more to the story.
Rumors being to fly
NBC News, citing anonymous sources, reports that Spies was “pushed out” of the Republican National Committee.
Per the outlet:
Republican National Committee chief counsel Charlie Spies is parting ways with the party apparatus just months after stepping into the role. He was “pushed out,” according to a source familiar with the move.
The outlet does not go into more detail, although it does note that “Spies was not a fan of the former president”, that “He previously worked for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during the GOP primary,” that “Spies was also behind Right to Rise, the super PAC that Jeb Bush used during the 2016 cycle,” and that “Spies has also . . . served in U.S. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) 2008 presidential campaign.”
So, there are plenty of reasons why Trump may not have been a big fan of Spies. We, of course, do not know whether Spies was, in fact, “pushed out,” and we do not know whether Trump is the one who did the pushing out. But, Trump made his position on Spies clear in a social media statement.
“Great news for the Republican Party. RINO lawyer Charlie Spies is out as Chief Counsel of the Republican National Committee. I wish him well!” he wrote.
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Author: Robert Ayers
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