- The New York Times reported that Trump paid a $3,000,000 retainer fee to a lawyer for Mar-a-Lago.
- Maggie Haberman, Maggie’s Reporter, stated that Trump knows the importance of the amount.
- Haberman has been covering Trump’s story for decades and recently published a book on the former president.
Maggie Haberman, a New York Times reporter, stated that former President Donald Trump is aware of the potential legal problems he might face in the Mar-a-Lago document investigation.
Haberman — who has covered Trump since the 1990s — recently published a book on the former president called “Confidence Man: Donald Trump’s Making and The Falling of America”Trump isn’t just a politician, but the book also addresses many legal issues that he has encountered over the past decades.
On Thursday She and other Times journalistsAccording to the Justice Department, Trump has more classified documents than those seized at Mar-a-Lago. They also reportedTrump proposed Saturday a deal last January in which he promised to hand over all materials he had. In exchange for documents regarding the FBI investigation into his campaign’s connections to Russia.
Interview with NBC’s Meet the PressHaberman was asked Sunday if Trump understood the legal peril he might be in.
Haberman stated, “I do believe he realizes the extent of legal trouble he’s in.” He convinces himself that it isn’t that bad. But the fact that he spent $3 million on a retainer for a lawyer — whose advice he has sometimes not listened to, I should note — but the fact that he was willing to do that.”
“I received calls from people who had worked for Trump in 1990s saying that this was the largest legal retainer he’s ever paid,” she said. She added, “So I think that speaks volumes about how concerned he truly is.”
—Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 9, 2022
Glenn Thrush and Haberman of the Times previously reported Trump paid a large retainer fee for Christopher M. Kisea former Florida solicitor general for assistance in the Mar-a-Lago document case. Two sources have provided information The TimesTrump paid $3 Million to the lawyer. The outlet called it “unusually high.”
Insider asked for comment from Trump representatives, but they did not immediately respond.
Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing regarding the handling government documents. At times, Trump claimed all Mar-a-Lago materials had been classified while at other times suggesting that they were planted. No matter whether they are classified or not, the National Archives and Records Administration must manage all presidential documents when a president is out of office.
