华盛顿——据《华盛顿邮报》获悉，特朗普总统的竞选顾问克里斯·拉西维塔和詹姆斯·布莱尔已将在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那引发争议的副业所获的六位数咨询费，捐给了特朗普未来的总统图书馆。
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s election advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair have donated their six-figure consulting fees from a controversial side-hustle in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Trump’s future presidential library, The Post has learned.
一位消息人士称，特朗普本周在私下谈话中得知这一进展时“洋洋得意”且“非常自夸”——这表明他此前因这两位顾问的东欧业务而产生的不满情绪已经缓和。另一位消息人士证实，特朗普听到捐款的消息后很高兴。
Trump was “gloating” and “very braggadocious” in private conversations this week upon learning the development, a source said — indicating that his initial hard feelings toward LaCivita and Blair over their Eastern European gig had eased. Another source confirmed Trump was pleased to hear of the donation.
四位消息人士证实了这笔转账，其中两人称，特朗普是间接得知他们的这一决定，而非由这两人亲自告知。
The transfer was confirmed by four sources, two of whom said that Trump heard indirectly and not from the men about their decision.
拉西维塔曾共同领导特朗普2024年的总统竞选，布莱尔则在白宫担任副主任直至今年5月。两人可能仍需就这笔收入缴纳所得税，消息人士称，每人所得超过10万美元。
LaCivita, who co-led Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, and Blair, who served as a deputy chief of staff at the White House until May, likely still have to pay income taxes on the revenue, which sources said was more than $100,000 apiece.
本月早些时候，《纽约时报》报道称，这两人在“MAGA Inc”超级政治行动委员会担任高层职务，却前往塞族占多数的塞族共和国，为该地区选举中获胜的执政党提供咨询，该党由米洛拉德·多迪克领导。特朗普随后大为震怒。多迪克对特朗普和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京都持友好态度。
Trump raged earlier this month after the New York Times reported that the duo, who hold top roles at the MAGA Inc super pac, traveled to the ethnically Serbian Republika Srpska, where they advised the victorious ruling party, led by Milorad Dodik, in the region’s election. Dodik is friendly toward both Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
这份副业给人的印象是，拉西维塔和布莱尔利用与特朗普的关系中饱私囊，并且没有专注于处境艰难的共和党国会竞选——尽管他们的一些同事称，两人仍远程参与美国选举工作。
The side job gave the impression that LaCivita and Blair were enriching themselves off their connection to Trump and taking their eyes off beleaguered Republican congressional campaigns — though some of their colleagues described them as remaining engaged remotely in US election work.
“克里斯·拉西维塔和詹姆斯·布莱尔是外部顾问。除了作为外部顾问之外，他们并不为我工作。他们很可能有众多客户，但这一点你得去问他们，”特朗普在10月7日的首次回应中在Truth Social上愤怒地写道。
“Chris LaCivita and James Blair are outside consultants. They do not work for me, other than as outside consultants. They most likely have numerous clients, but for that, you would have to ask them,” Trump fumed on Truth Social in his initial response on Oct. 7.
“他们被允许为其他人工作，就像华盛顿特区的所有顾问一样。我不知道他们还为谁工作，但经过考虑，我会问他们，如果存在利益冲突，我会立即终止他们的工作！”布莱尔今年策划了一场共和党重新划分选区的行动，旨在重划众议院选区以有利于共和党。周三，他陪同特朗普参加了在南卡罗来纳州的一场竞选集会，这表明两人关系有所缓和。
“They are allowed to do work for others, just like all consultants in Washington, D.C. I do not have any idea who else they work for but will, on reflection, ask them and, if there’s a conflict, I will terminate them, immediately!”Blair, who masterminded a Republican redistricting drive this year to redraw House districts to favor the GOP, accompanied Trump to a campaign rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, indicating a thaw.
一位白宫官员周四对《华盛顿邮报》表示，特朗普似乎并未对布莱尔感到不满，如果共和党在11月3日大败，特朗普也不太可能归咎于他。这位官员将他们的对话描述为务实且讲究策略的。
A White House official told The Post on Thursday that Trump did not seem to be upset with Blair or likely to blame him if Republicans are wiped out on Nov. 3, describing their conversations as businesslike and tactical.