- Trump put down a $3 million retainer for attorney Christopher M. Kise, a sum that $4 called "unusually high."
- The retainer was reportedly paid for through his Save America PAC.
After having been rejected by several other attorneys, former President Donald Trump ended up paying an exceptionally large retainer for a well-known lawyer.
Christopher M. Kise, formerly the solicitor general of Florida, agreed to defend Trump with an "unusually high" $3 million retainer, $4 reported on Friday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The figure — paid for by Trump's Save America PAC, according to $4 — is significant because Trump is notorious $4
The former president reportedly struggled with finding a credible defense attorney recently, a problem $4
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," $4, citing $4.
Kise has appeared before the Supreme Court on four cases and has previously worked with Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis, $4 in August after Kise was confirmed to be a part of the legal team. He will take on BOTH Trump's classified documents case and the January 6th case.
Kise has been credited with helping DeSantis become governor in 2018 after publicizing that his opponent, Andrew Gillum, purchased tickets to see "Hamilton" from an undercover FBI agent, $4.
With Trump facing numerous legal battles, his legal team $4 since the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection.
A former Trump attorney, Eric Herschmann, has called into question the competency of some attorneys on the team, The Times reported. Law enforcement officials have scrutinized two of Trump's lawyers, M. Evan Corcoran and Christina Bobb, after they claimed the former president didn't have access to classified documents, The Times reported.
$4 uncovered that he was in possession of over a hundred classified documents, $4.
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.