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The ex-ambassador whose about-face on the witness stand twisted the knife in former President Trump’s impeachment has a reminder about the staggering costs of obtaining private counsel.
President Donald Trump is joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, second from right, as he arrives at Melsbroek Air Base in Brussels, Belgium, on July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
WASHINGTON (CN) Gordon Sondland filed a federal complaint Monday seeking $1.8 million in legal fees that he incurred while preparing to testify at the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
“My client was promised reimbursement by no less than the secretary of state, and he wants it,” Sondland’s attorney Mark Barondess said in an email. “We look forward to getting it in court.”