President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is denying a new report that he asked the president's reelection campaign for $20,000 per day for his legal services as the campaign seeks to contest the result of the election.
Multiple people briefed on the situation told The New York Times that Giuliani made such a request. The newspaper reported that some Trump allies have raised concerns that the former New York City mayor is pushing for legal challenges in several states as a way to make more money.
"I never asked for $20,000," he said. "The arrangement is, we'll work it out at the end."
Sources told the Times that the former New York City mayor has convinced Trump to believe several conspiracy theories regarding voting machine irregularities.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill. The campaign did not respond to requests to comment to the Times.
Trump announced over the weekend that Giuliani would lead his legal effort in the wake of the election.
Giuliani denies asking for $20,000 a day to do legal work for Trump
President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is denying a new report that he asked the president’s reelection campaign for $20,000 per day for his legal services as the cam…
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