Key takeaways:
- Steve Bannon must pay his former legal firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron $480,487.87 plus legal fees and approximately $4,800 in interest for two years’ worth of unpaid work.
- The firm’s work included helping Bannon secure a presidential pardon in 2020 and defending him against ongoing fraud allegations in his former “We Build The Wall” campaign.
- The judge’s ruling is the latest development in a long-running legal battle between Bannon and the firm, and it is unclear if he plans to appeal the decision.
A New York Supreme Court judge has ruled that Steve Bannon, former adviser to former President Donald Trump, must pay his former legal firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron $480,487.87 plus legal fees and approximately $4,800 in interest for two years’ worth of unpaid work.
The law firm filed suit against Bannon in February, alleging that he owed them 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’s work included helping Bannon secure a presidential pardon in 2020 and defending him against ongoing fraud allegations in his former “We Build The Wall” campaign, which has a trial date set for next year.
Attorney Jeffrey Citron, a co-managing partner of the law firm, said in a statement to HuffPost on Monday that the firm “was left with no other option but to pursue legal action.” He called the situation “unfortunate.”
The judge’s ruling is the latest development in a long-running legal battle between Bannon and the firm. The firm had sought $2 million in damages, but the judge ultimately ruled in favor of the firm’s original claim of $480,487.87.
Bannon has yet to comment on the ruling. It is unclear if he plans to appeal the decision.
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