Story highlights Donors attended the dinner at the ritzy French restaurant Le Cirque

They spent at least $35,000 per couple

New York (CNN) President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening huddled at an upscale restaurant here with some of his wealthiest donors and New York City friends, pulling in about $5 million for his campaign and the GOP.

The President arrived at the fundraiser Tuesday night in an especially jovial mood, attendees at the closed-door fundraiser said, delivering a freewheeling address that touched on everything from the controversy he stirred about NFL protests to tax reform, health care and his dealings with world leaders, in particular Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Unmentioned was the President's use of Republican National Committee funds to pay for his personal attorneys' fees stemming from the federal investigation into the Trump campaign's potential role in the Russian meddling during the 2016 election. The RNC confirmed last week it spent more than $230,000 on the President's legal bills in August.

Republican donors attending the dinner at the ritzy French restaurant Le Cirque spent at least $35,000 per couple. A $100,000 donation got a couple of donors "VIP access," while anything over $250,000 earned the donors a seat at a table with the President ahead of his remarks, an RNC official said.

Attendees at the high-dollar fundraiser, including New York billionaire John Catsimatidis and former NBC CEO Bob Wright, said Trump appeared to feel at home among the crowd, which included many of his former New York City real estate pals.

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