New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday weighed in on former President Trump’s various legal cases, arguing they feed into “his chaos,” and are taking away resources for GOP presidential campaign.
Sununu, speaking with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream on Sunday, pointed to Trump’s nearly $50 million spent on legal costs and argued his resources will be depleted ahead of the November election.
“So where are the resources going to come from? The RNC itself has a record low amount of cash on hand because of his leadership and his type of message,” he said. “You need everybody to get in here. If you don’t get those suburban moms back, you don’t get some of those young voters back, you cannot win in November. And that’s what this is about.”
Pressed on if he thinks the legal cases against Trump are “legit, nonpartisan” and “apolitical,” Sununu said, No, I don’t. But that doesn’t matter. He’s still going to have to spend $50 to $100 million defending himself. That’s kind of the point that whether it’s legitimate or not doesn’t matter, he’s got this chaos that surrounds him.”
“It absolutely does and will keep surrounding him if he were to become president, right? So nothing is going to ultimately get done. So whether you buy off on them or not really doesn’t matter. The fact is they are his chaos and he’s got to handle it,” he continued.
Sununu is a staunch supporter of former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley —Trump’s main GOP primary challenger — who has repeatedly called out what she also calls “chaos” around the former president.
Trump faces a total of 91 criminal charges spread among four state and federal criminal indictments. He is also facing more than a half-dozen civil lawsuits.
Despite his ongoing legal battles, Trump has maintained a wide lead in the GOP primary field. He has a nearly 63-point lead over Haley in national polling, according to poll aggregations from The Hill and Decision Desk HQ. In Haley’s home state of South Carolina, which will hold its primary later this month, the former president has more than a 31-point lead over the former governor.