Who are the president's private attorneys and is Joe Biden paying the legal bills?

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Who are the president's private attorneys and is Joe Biden paying the legal bills?
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Among the White House's go-to talking points in the classified documents saga, now in its third week, is what it claims is the unimpeachable conduct of the president's personal attorneys, led by longtime Biden legal hand, Bob Bauer.

, now in its third week, is what it claims is the unimpeachable conduct of the president's personal attorneys, led by longtime Biden legal hand, Bob Bauer.

But little is known about the team of attorneys representing the most powerful person in the world in his personal capacity. Aside from naming Bauer, the White House and Mr. Biden's legal team have thus far declined to disclose who else is representing the president. It's also not clear whether it is Mr. Biden who is paying his private attorneys' fees or another entity.

Levinson, Bauer's spokeswoman, told CBS News Tuesday,"the engagement is directly between the president and his lawyer on terms that in no way involve the use of taxpayer dollars.""The president has retained Bob Bauer for many years to handle his personal legal work and Mr. Bauer is providing that representation in this matter, as well," Levinson said. . Levinson declined to comment further on details related to the president's legal arrangements.

A spokesperson for the Massachusetts attorney general said Moore's start date was Jan. 18 and directed further questions about Moore's private representations to Levinson. Republican donors have funded several of former President Trump's legal entanglements. Money for Trump and his associates' defenses has come from the coffers of the Republican National Committee and political action committees aligned with the former president.

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