Steve Bannon ordered to pay his lawyers almost $500,000 in fees

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

A New York judge has ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to pay almost $500,000 to lawyers who allege he stiffed them after they helped him land a pardon from his former boss.

The law firm of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron filed suit against Bannon in February, alleging the "War Room" podcaster owed them $480,487.87 in unpaid fees for their work in numerous legal matters, including two federal criminal cases and a subpoena from the House committee that was investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The firm started representing Bannon in November 2020, after he was indicted in federal court in New York for allegedly taking part in a scheme to defraud donors who wanted to build a wall along the southern U.S. border. Bannon's co-defendants were convicted, but he never stood trial in that case because he was pardoned by Trump in the final hours of his presidency.

The presidential pardon "was secured through the aid of DHC," the firm said in its lawsuit. Bannon has since been hit with charges related to the fraud allegations by the Manhattan district attorney's office. He's scheduled to stand trial next May. The firm also represented Bannon when he snubbed a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, which eventually led to his being convicted of criminal contempt of Congress. He was sentenced to four months behind bars, but the sentence was stayed while he appeals the conviction.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/steve-bannon-ordered-pay-lawyers-almost-500000-fees-rcna93465

[Sibelius Fan]

1. Grifters gonna grift.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Do people like this ever actually pay? I assume they dont.

[Marcuse]

3. Bannon probably negotiated directly with Trump and Rudy for a discount then stiffed his lawyers.

Dunphy alleged in her suit that Giuliani talked about presidential pardons. She said Giuliani claimed to have “immunity” and told “her that he was selling pardons for $2 million, which he and President Trump would split.”https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accused-offering-sell-trump-pardons-2-million-new-lawsuit-rcna84569

[Zambero]

4. Deconstruct THAT, Steve Bannon!

[HuskyOffset]

5. Living Anal Wart ordered by judge to pony up $$$

Let's have some truth in headlines around here, dammit.

[orleans]

6. um... just b/c the headline didn't say "ordered by judge to pony up..."

what is untrue about the headline in op?

Steve Bannon ordered to pay his lawyers almost $500,000 in fees

[HuskyOffset]

8. Apologies

My concern was only that "Living Anal Wart" is more complete and accurate than "Steven Bannon", that's all.

[TygrBright]

9. I think you're still inaccurate...

"disgustingly dead and decaying anal wart" is a more accurate description...

helpfully,
Bright

[erronis]

11. Both of you are doing good. I always liked the "Is that your face or did your neck throw up?"

Sometimes the "You look better from the backend than the front", but I don't want to see any view of him, except deceased.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Methinks adding

"pus-filled" would complete the description.

[3Hotdogs]

13. Nah... Anal fistula.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Definitely

an upgraded, more accurate description!

[calimary]

15. He sure does look like one.

Inside AND out.

[Aviation Pro]

7. Anyone lawyer who thinks the bloated alcoholic is going to comply with the judge's order

Is deluding him/herself.

[hibbing]

10. I wonder what offshore account he has all his money n/t

[riversedge]

16. of course bannon's lawyer said he would appeal.............

Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to pay $480,000 for unpaid legal bills
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/10/trump-ally-steve-bannon-unpaid-legal-bills.html


Published Mon, Jul 10 20231:32 PM EDT


A judge ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to pay New York law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron $480,487 in unpaid legal bills.
Bannon’s current lawyer said the decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth was wrong, and that he will appeal it.
Bannon is currently appealing a conviction for contempt of Congress related to his refusal to testify to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by Trump supporters.


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And that amount could grow.

Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth also awarded the law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron fees it incurred from having to sue Bannon to collect what it was owed for work performed from November 2020 through November 2022.

Bluth’s six-page decision brushed aside Bannon’s arguments against the bill, which suggested Davidoff Hutcher’s retainer was not entitled to charge for work related to four different legal cases, and that he never “personally received” the firms’ bills or paid their invoices himself.

The judge noted that Davidoff Hutcher had been paid $375,000 for work for Bannon before he stopped paying the firm.

“Clearly someone affiliated with defendant was getting these invoices and defendant admits he instructed his team to pay plaintiff,” Bluth wrote...............................