Trump paid his new lead attorney an 'unusually high' $3 million retainer after others rejected him
Christopher M. Kise, formerly the solicitor general of Florida, has agreed to defend Trump thanks to an "unusually high" $3 million retainer,
The figure — paid for by Trump's Save America PAC, according to Politico — is significant because Trump is notorious for not paying bills, according to NBC News.
The former president reportedly struggled with finding a credible defense attorney recently, a problem he'd faced before.
As Trump continues to face legal peril, his advisors and former attorneys have pointed out that the quality of his legal team has taken a turn for the worst. Outside of Kise, Trump's previous legal team includes "a Florida insurance lawyer who's never had a federal case, a past general counsel for a parking-garage company, and a former host from a propagandistic cable outlet," MSNBC reported, citing The Washington Post.....
