Daily Wire Host Wants Taxpayers To Foot Trump's Legal Bills
Daily Wire host Michael Knowles had yet another hairbrained idea. This time, Knowles thinks the federal government should foot the bill for former President Donald Trump's legal fees. The Daily Wire host got the idea from Florida Republicans who suggested that taxpayers in the state pay $5 million of the scandal-plagued former President's legal fees. For his part, Gov. DeSantis has threatened to veto it.
"Some Florida Republicans are suggesting that we cover -- that -- not we," he said. "I'm not a Florida resident -- that the Florida taxpayer covers President Trump's legal bills with taxpayer funds. This proposal was filed by Senator Ileana Garcia in Miami. It doesn't specifically name Trump in this bill. But the bill says that legal fees incurred as a result of criminal charges brought by a US public entity on qualified persons would -- who have been subject to political discrimination would be covered by -- by state funds."
"So, obviously, this is about Trump," he continued. "Trump is covered here. DeSantis has come out and said, I'm gonna veto this if this makes it to my desk. We are not spending taxpayer money to cover Donald Trump's legal fees. I actually think they're both right in this instance. I side with the state senator on the general thrust of the legislation and I agree with Governor DeSantis that the Florida taxpayer should not be on the hook for this."