Editing Republican National Committee (section)

==Federal "pay-to-play" investigation==
In September 2019, McDaniel emailed [[Doug Manchester]], whose nomination to become Ambassador to the Bahamas was stalled in the Senate, asking for $500,000 in donations to the Republican Party. Manchester responded, noting that his wife had given $100,000 and that his family would "respond" once he was confirmed by the Republican-led Senate to the ambassadorship. Manchester copied the email to aides of two U.S. senators whose support he needed to win confirmation. CBS News described McDaniel's action as a "possible pay-for-play scheme" for the ambassadorship.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doug-manchester-possible-pay-to-play-scheme-for-ambassador-role-in-trump-administration-uncovered/ |title=Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News |date=November 18, 2019 |work=CBS News |language=en |access-date=2019-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119012713/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doug-manchester-possible-pay-to-play-scheme-for-ambassador-role-in-trump-administration-uncovered/ |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/11/18/20970842/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-doug-manchester-ambassador-bahamas-trump|title=New investigation suggests Republicans took ambassadorial pay-to-play to new levels|last=Rupar|first=Aaron|date=2019-11-18|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119012644/https://www.vox.com/2019/11/18/20970842/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-doug-manchester-ambassador-bahamas-trump|archive-date=November 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' reported in May 2021 that a federal grand jury had issued a subpoena in a criminal investigation into Manchester's nomination, apparently focused on the RNC, McDaniel and RNC co-chair [[Thomas O. Hicks Jr.|Tommy Hicks]], "and possibly members of Congress". ''The'' ''Union-Tribune'' reported the investigation began in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-05-15/manchester-contributions-probe|title=Manchester's political contributions, ambassador nod are subject of criminal probe|date=May 15, 2021|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=2021-05-16|archive-date=2021-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516191530/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-05-15/manchester-contributions-probe|url-status=live}}</ref>