Here’s who footed the bill for the GOP eavesdropping.
RNC — $200,000
Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore — $125,000
U.S. Sen. John W. Warner. — $125,000
U.S. Sen. George Allen — $100,000
Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford — $50,000
Reps. Frank R. Wolf, R-10th — $30,000
Thomas M. Davis III, R-11th — $30,000
Robert W. Goodlatte, R-6th — $30,000
Eric I. Cantor, R-7th — $30,000
Rep.-elect Thelma Drake R-2nd — $25,000.
Former GOP chairman Gary R. Thomson — $50,000
Former Speaker of the House S. Vance Wilkins Jr. of Amherst & Wilkins former chief aide, Claudia D. Tucker of Amherst — $35,000.
That’s more than the $750,000 total fine. The excess will help pay legal fees that amount to more than $160,000. Keep in mind that the Dems lawyers got more than $300,000, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.