CLEVELAND -- With the help of Donald Trump, the New Jersey Republican State Committee has paid its legal fees connected to the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.

Campaign finance reports released Tuesday show the Republican State Committee not only paid its Bridgegate-related bills, but has enough money in the bank to cover its remaining debts.

Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, had a lot to do with that, hosting a $25,000-a-ticket event in May to raise money for the state GOP.

Trump held a separate fundraiser for Gov. Chris Christie's presidential campaign that same day, bringing in $142,000. That was enough to whittle down Christie's campaign debt but did not pay it off.

The donations allowed the state committee to erase $425,000 in legal fees, including a billing adjustment that lowered the amount by $79,550, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission and state Election Law Enforcement Commission.

The committee in total reported raising $434,120 for its federal account and $397,322 for its state account from April 1 to June 30. The federal account now has a bank balance of $314,319 and remaining debts of $43,788, while the state account has $61,286 cash on hand and $22,689 in debts.

"Our state party is debt-free of all legal bills and with a strong financial footing to help support Republican candidates all across New Jersey win in November," executive director Pete Sheridan said in a statement.

Christie endorsed Trump shortly after ending his own presidential campaign in February. He was on the billionaire businessman's short list of potential vice-presidential candidates, though lost out to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

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