- Trump paid $3 Million retainer to Christopher M. Kise for his attorney, which was a sum that is still being paid. The New York Times“Unusually high”
- According to reports, the retainer was paid through Save America PAC.
- Trump’s current legal team is competent questionedHis advisors and other people.
After being rejected by many other lawyers, Trump paid a large retainer to a well-known attorney.
Christopher M. Kise was formerly the Florida solicitor general and agreed to represent Trump with a $3 million retainer. The New York TimesTwo unnamed sources were cited in the report, which was published on Friday.
The figure — paid for by Trump’s Save America PAC, according to Politico — is significant because Trump is notorious According to NBC News, this is a reason for not paying your bills.
According to some reports, the former president struggled recently with finding a good defense attorney. He had faced similar situations before.
Trump faces legal peril as his former and current attorneys point out that Trump’s legal team is not of the highest quality. Trump’s prior legal team included a Florida-based insurance lawyer, who’s never been in a federal court case, and a former general counsel for an auto-parking company. He also had a host at a propagandistic cable station. MSNBC reportedCiting The Washington Post.
Kise appeared before the Supreme Court in four cases. He has also previously worked with Florida’s Governor. Ron DeSantis CNN reportedKise was confirmed in August as part of the legal staff. He will be handling BOTH the January 6th and Trump’s classified documents cases.
After Andrew Gillum, his opponent in the election, revealed that Kise had bought tickets to see Hamilton from an FBI agent undercover, DeSantis was elected governor. According to Law and Crime.
Trump is facing many legal challenges, and his legal team is ready to help. a central point of controversySince the 2020 election, and the January 6th insurrection.
The Times reported that Eric Herschmann (a former Trump lawyer) has raised questions about the competence of some members of the team. Two of Trump’s lawyers M. Evan Corcoran, and Christina Bobb were questioned by law enforcement officials, The Times reported. They claimed that the former president did not have access to classified documents.
August FBI raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residenceIt was discovered that he had over 100 classified documents. Contrary to Bobb’s and Corcoran’s assurances.
Insider asked for comment from Trump spokesperson, but they did not respond immediately.
