The RNC has been helping Trump pay his legal bills but will pull the plug once he kicks off his 2024 campaign: report

If Donald Trump runs for president, the Republican National Committee would stop funding his legal battles.

An unnamed RNC official told the outlet that payments would stop once Trump decided to run for president.

The GOP's neutrality policy means that the party needs to be impartial to all candidates in the run-up to the presidential primary.

Trump's legal fights have been paid for by the RNC.

In November, it paid more than $121,000 of the former president's legal fees, which went towards his fight against a criminal probe in New York into the financial practices of Trump and the Trump Organization.

In December, the RNC committed to paying $1.6 million toward Trump's legal fights to help him fend off probes in New York over whether the Trump Organization was involved in crimes.

According to ABC News, the amount that the RNC has contributed to Trump's legal battles is now closer to $2 million.

The RNC and Trump's post-presidential office did not respond to a request for comment.

The news that the RNC could pull the plug on Trump's legal funding comes amid worries from Republicans that the announcement of Trump's 2024 bid might torpedo the GOP's chances of winning.

A GOP strategist told Insider that an early announcement from Trump would be a train wreck for the party. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said this week that GOP governors are worried about Trump running before the elections.

It was thought that Trump could announce his campaign earlier than anticipated.

Kurt Bardella, a former GOP official, speculated earlier this month that Trump could announce his run early because of his lack of "impulse control."

The testimony from witnesses during the January 6 committee's public hearings could be used to save the former president.

Trump has said he would run for president. There was a video that showed Trump calling himself the 45th and 47th president.