Steve Bannon’s former attorney receives $480,000 in unpaid legal fees, as per judges’ decision.

Former White House Adviser Steve Bannon Ordered to Pay $480,000 in Unpaid Legal Fees

A New York judge ruled on Friday that Steve Bannon, the former White House adviser and one-time Trump administration official, must pay his former legal team over $480,000 in legal fees, as per judges’ decision.”>unpaid legal fees.

According to the ruling by New York Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth, “plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted on its account stated cause of action and the Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of $480,487.87 plus interest at the rate of one percent (1%).” You can read the full ruling here.

The Epoch Times reached out to Mr. Bannon for comment.

Legal Firm Claims Unpaid Fees

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, LLP, a law firm that previously represented Mr. Bannon in a series of legal problems, alleged that the former White House adviser failed to pay the full amount of billed legal fees.

The law firm had defended Mr. Bannon in several cases, including the “We Build The Wall” fundraising fraud case in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Select Committee, a federal criminal case in the District of Columbia, and an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office from November 2022 to November 2022.

Bannon also obtained a presidential pardon for himself in 2020 with the assistance of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, LLP.

The law firm ceased representing Mr. Bannon in late 2022 after he failed to pay the legal fees. They filed a lawsuit, claiming that he only paid $375,000 out of the total $850,000 billed.

Mr. Bannon disputed the claims, stating that he instructed the law firm to stop working for him in January 2022, as they were handling matters unrelated to the retainer agreement under dispute.