US President Donald Trump has reportedly refused to pay the legal fees of Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer.
Guiliani was
a key figure in Trump’s bid to overturn the election victory of President-elect
Joe Biden through the courts.
The lawyer
instituted a number of cases across the US but lost them.
According to
the Washington Post, Giuliani charged the president $20,000 a day.
But the
relationship between Trump and the lawyer started waning after the failed bid
to overturn Biden’s victory in the November poll.
“Trump has
instructed aides not to pay Giuliani’s legal fees, two officials said, and has
demanded that he personally approve any reimbursements for the expenses
Giuliani incurred while traveling on the president’s behalf to challenge
election results in key states,” the report read.
“They said
Trump has privately expressed concern with some of Giuliani’s moves and did not
appreciate a demand from Giuliani for $20,000 a day in fees for his work
attempting to overturn the election.”
The US
president is also said to be frustrated and feeling abandoned in his last days
in office, according to some of his aides.
Some members
of his staff have quit their jobs in response to Trump’s refusal to concede the
election, as well as the recent impeachment of the president by the US house of
representatives.
Trump is also
reportedly annoyed that members of his inner circle have failed to defend him
after he was impeached the second time.
The US
president was impeached on Wednesday by members of the house of reps for over his
alleged role in the Capitol Hill invasion.
The Capitol
building — housing the US lawmakers — was invaded by protesters, shortly after
Trump addressed his supporters and asked them to march to the house.
Five people
were killed in the incident while many sustained injuries.
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