Former White House and Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesman Sean SpicerSean Michael SpicerFederal plan to contain Washington protests employs 7,600 personnel: report Democrats introduce bill to rein in Trump’s power under Insurrection Act OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Murkowski, Mattis criticism ratchets up pressure on GOP over Trump| Esper orders hundreds of active-duty troops outside DC sent home day after reversal | Iran releases US Navy veteran Michael White MORE is calling on the RNC to return donations from Steve Wynn, its former finance chairman accused of sexual misconduct — but only those from the past year. 

Spicer, who served as President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s press secretary until resigning in July, made the call on “MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin” on Monday afternoon. When asked whether the RNC should return money Wynn donated to the party in light of new allegations unearthed by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Spicer said “yes” but offered a caveat.

“I don’t know what they’ve taken over a period of time. I think it’s silly to go back decades ago when cycles that occurred. But any money that happened this cycle, absolutely,” Spicer said.

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“I think we need to have a standard that says that if a credible allegation comes, we need to take it absolutely serious. The right thing to do for the Republican Party is to have the higher moral ground and say we are going to return the money,” he said.

As finance chairman, Wynn played an integral role in adding millions to the party’s coffers in 2017, presiding over a fundraising operation that set party records for an off-year. But unlike in previous years, where Wynn gave heavily to the RNC as well as other GOP groups and candidates, he hasn’t given the party contributions directly this year. 

Instead, he’s given the party about $83,000 in in-kind donations through its headquarters account, according to Federal Election Commission information. 

He’s also given about $100,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s headquarters account.

Republicans have been scrambling since the Journal’s story, which claimed Wynn pressured employees into sexual acts, among other allegations. Wynn has denied the claims. 

While the RNC had been quick to condemn Democrats in broad strokes after Democratic mega-donor Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault last year, the party has been largely quiet on the allegations against Wynn, accepting his resignation in a brief statement a day after the story broke. 

Some Republicans have announced their intention to donate money in the amounts they received from Wynn over the years, including House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (Wis.), Sen. Rob PortmanRobert (Rob) Jones PortmanSenate subcommittee: IRS should increase oversight of tax-prep companies in Free File program Senate report: Chinese telecom firms operated in US without proper oversight for decades GOP’s Obama-era probes fuel Senate angst MORE (Ohio) and Reps. Karen HandelKaren Christine HandelJon Ossoff to challenge David Perdue after winning Georgia Democratic primary The Hill’s Campaign Report: Bad polling data is piling up for Trump Ossoff within reach of Democratic Senate nomination in Georgia, but counting continues MORE (Ga.), Greg GianforteGregory Richard GianforteKathleen Williams, Matt Rosendale to face off for Montana House seat Gianforte wins Montana gubernatorial primary Key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries MORE (Mont.) and Gus Bilirakis (Fla.).

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