President Donald Trump sent cease-and-desist letters demanding that Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) stop using his name and likeness to raise funds, a Trump adviser told The Epoch Times.

In a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando on Feb. 28, President Trump instructed supporters to donate to his campaign website and the Save America political action committee (PAC). The move suggested President Trump aims to build financial leverage over the RNC, a theory that seems to gain credence because of the cease-and-desist letters.