Republican National Committee Rejectsbr Trump’s Cease-and-Desist Demand.br On Monday, the Republican National Committee denied abr cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump’s attorneys. .br The demand requested that the RNC stopbr their “unauthorized use” of the former president’sbr name, image and likeness. .br [THE RNC must] immediately ceasebr and desist the unauthorized use ofbr President Donald J. Trump’s name,br image andor likeness in all fundraising,br persuasion, andor issue speech, Trump’s Attorneys, via ‘The Hill’.br RNC chief counsel Justin Riemer respondedbr to the cease-and-desist, saying that the organizationbr “has every right” to use Trump’s name. .br [The RNC] has every right to refer tobr public figures as it engages in core,br First Amendment-protected politicalbr speech, and it will continue to do sobr in pursuit of these common goals, Justin Riemer, via ‘The Hill’.br He also noted that Trump had previouslybr given his personal approval for his namebr to be used for event fundraising.br This includes the upcoming donor retreat inbr Florida, which Trump is scheduled to speak at. .