Trump Paid $300k of Ex-Advisor's $600k+ Legal Fees for Jan. 6 Case

Ex-Trump advisor Peter Navarro said on MSNBC that Trump paid about $300k of his legal fees. Navarro's fees exceed $600k.
Navarro said the legal fees are from his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee.
Navarro claimed Trump has "certainly helped" with his legal bills and called Trump a "rock on this."
It's unclear where the money came from, but Trump's PAC spent over $40 million on legal fees in early 2022.
Other Trump co-defendants have complained about lack of funding for their legal defenses, including Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis.

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