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Tom Boggioni

EXPLAINED: Trump offered a lawyer this as payment | Vintage Vibes

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on April 02, 2022 near Washington, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

According to a new book on Donald Trump's contentious relationship with legal firms that have represented him over the years, the former president attempted to fend off an angry unpaid attorney by offering to give him the deed to a horse Trump owned — in lieu of approximately $2 million in legal fees.

The Guardian's Martin Pengelly reports that the book, "Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice" by the New York Times' David Enrich details an awkward face-to-face Trump had with the attorney who was reportedly flabbergasted and furious by the horse offer.

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