A CNN panelist on Tuesday night called President Donald Trump's pursuit of a $230 million payment from the Justice Department as restitution for the previous prosecutions "disgusting" and "tone-deaf."
CNN political commentator Ana Navarro joined "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" on Tuesday and discussed Trump's attempt to get the Justice Department to pay him. According to reports, the two people who would be responsible for approving the payment are both lawyers who either represented Trump or one of his allies.
The Justice Department also did not clarify whether the two lawyers would recuse themselves from the case, if Trump officially asks for payment, according to reports.
Navarro said Trump's seeking payment from the Justice Department is "tone-deaf," given that many Americans are unable to pay for rent and groceries.
"Thisis just one morestripe on the tiger," she said. "You've got the crypto grift.You've got Melania gettingpaid $40 million from Amazon fora documentary. You've gotMelania selling Christmasornaments. You've got Trumphawking watches. You've got the$400 million jet from Qatar. Imean, the list is long and with no oversight."
"The tonedeafness here is disgusting," she continued. "Butat the same time, it is thelevel of corruption that hasalmost become normal because ofthe lack of Republicanwillingness to be the oversight onwhat is happening."