GOP: “The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said Tuesday that the party wouldn’t return donations from Steve Wynn, its former finance chairman who faces allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades, unless an investigation by his company’s outside directors finds wrongdoing.
In an interview with Fox News, Ronna Romney McDaniel called the allegations against Mr. Wynn, published by The Wall Street Journal last week, ‘deeply troubling’ and noted that Mr. Wynn had stepped down from his post as finance chairman on Saturday. But the RNC has no current plans to refund Mr. Wynn’s donations, she said…
Ms. McDaniel said the RNC was ‘moving forward’ and Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts has been offered the lead fundraising position for the RNC, according to a person close to Mr. Ricketts. Mr. Ricketts would need to be confirmed in a vote Wednesday by the RNC. Two people close to the RNC confirmed Mr. Ricketts is the only person in the mix for the national finance chairmanship…
Mr. Wynn has donated nearly $400,000 to the RNC since 2003. Ms. McDaniel said the committee will suspend it decision on returning it and ‘let the investigation take place.’
An RNC spokesman said Ms. McDaniel was referring to the current investigation by the board of Wynn Resorts. The Wynn Resorts board late Friday said its independent directors would form a special committee to investigate the allegations against Mr. Wynn.”
-Rebecca Ballhaus, “Republican National Committee Won’t Return Wynn Donations Unless His Guilt Is Confirmed,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 30, 2018 03:12pm