In a deposition taken in July, Bartov disclosed that he was being paid $1,350 an hour to work on the case. In court, he said he had now worked about 650 hours on the case, which would total $877,500.
Questioned by lawyers for New York’s attorney general, Bartov said the money had come from the Trump Organization and the former president’s political action committee, Save America.
It’s so common. I’ve watched orthopedists tell defense attorneys that having them testify will cost more than a settlement, but they go ahead. And I get it, you can’t just settle every case because it’s cheaper, but it’s nuts to me. Fucking insurance.