Matea Gold for WaPo:
The Republican National Committee took on $2 million more debt in May as it finalized a joint fundraising agreement with Donald Trump’s campaign, underscoring how the real estate mogul’s lack of a fundraising structure has put financial pressure on the national party committee.
The RNC raised $11 million in contributions for the month, including $3 million that came in through Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee it set up at the end of May with Trump’s campaign and 11 state parties, new campaign finance filings show. The party ended the month with $20 million in the bank — but also nearly $7 million in debt, up from almost $5 million at the end of April.