The El Paso, Texas, City Council Voted, on Monday, to hire Legal Counsel to help Collect the more than Half-a-Million Dollars owed to the City by the Trump Campaign from a Rally almost Two years ago.
The City reportedly spent about $470,000 on Security and other Expenses for the February 2019 Rally that took place that month at the El Paso County Coliseum. The Additional Debt is for a One-Time Late Payment Fee of about $99,000, or 21%.
The City Council Vote came Days after News that National Guard Personnel were Deployed to the Western Texas City to help with Overflowing Morgues as it Battles the latest Surge in COVID-19 Cases.
Earlier this month, El Paso Mayor, Dee Margo, told Business Insider's, Charles Davis, that the City is in need of Federal Funding to help Fight the spread of the Virus and Protect the Local Economy. "So this amount of money is not inconsequential and also the message that we send that nobody is above the law is also an important one for our community to understand as well," he added.
"Where on unprecedented territory by having to collect an outstanding invoice from a sitting president," the City Attorney, Karla Nieman, said.
The City said the Decision to hire Outside Counsel would Not fall on the Taxpayers, as the Law Office of Snapper L. Carr is only to be Paid if the Debt is Successfully Collected.
It is Not clear how much Debt the Trump Campaign holds. Donations Solicited this Month to supposedly Pay for Trump's Legal Challenges regarding the Election were actually Mostly going to be used to Pay Off Campaign 2020 Debt, according to the Fine Print on the Donations page.
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