- Trump has reportedly ordered aides not to pay Rudy Giuliani's legal fees
- He is also demanding to personally scrutinize all of Giuliani's travel expenses
- Giuliani had billed $20,000 per day to aid Trump's quest to challenge election
- Insiders say increasingly frustrated Trump is lashing out at his inner circle
- 'Self-pitying' president is isolated from all but a few remaining aides, they say
- Giuliani failed to stop election certification or prevent Twitter's lifetime ban
- His speech calling for 'trial by combat' was also cited in House impeachment
- Now Trump has to gather his legal team for Senate impeachment trial
- He is reportedly courting legal scholar John Eastman for impeachment team
President Donald Trump is turning on some of his most trusted allies, reportedly ordered aides not to pay the legal fees of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, as mounting legal threats and isolation close in on the president from all sides.
Trump expressed disappointment with some of Giuliani's legal moves in challenging the election results, and did not appreciate his demand for $20,000 a day in the failed push, two officials told the Washington Post.
The officials said the president is also demanding he personally approve all expenses incurred by Giuliani on his multi-state legal campaign to prove election fraud, which quickly fizzled in court.
It comes as Trump is said to be increasingly isolated in the final days of his term, lashing out even at once-trusted members of his loyal inner circle, as he faces legal jeopardy from multiple fronts and challenges to his family's business after leaving office.
Stripped of his ability to air his grievances on Twitter and after the House on Wednesday voted to impeach him for a second time, Trump is said by insiders to be wallowing in 'self-pity' and furious that his allies aren't publicly defending him.
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