Trump co-defendant depending on 'MAGA honey' to pay overwhelming legal bills

Faced with racketeering charges tied to attempting to steal Georgia's 16 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants are all facing mounting legal bills that are easily headed into six figures and are increasingly looking for new ways to raise cash with the possibility of conviction and costly appeals on the horizon.

According to a report from the New York Times, one of Trump's co-defendants, an Illinois pastor who was swept up in the sweeping indictment from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, is hoping that the sales of "Maga honey" could help defray his overwhelming legal bills.

As the Times is reporting, Pastor Steven C. Lee of Orland Park, IL, is facing prison time for attempting to pressure an election worker in Fulton County, Georgia to lie and confess to committing election fraud in an effort to help Donald Trump remain in office.

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Lee, who was taken into custody in late August, is currently out of jail on $75,000 bond and is now facing pressure to make a deal with prosecutors. The Times is reporting that he is placing his hopes on paying his lawyers with proceeds from online honey sales.

According to the report, "the Illinois Family Institute is promoting the plan to raise money for Mr. Lee with the sale of the honey bottles, which are similar to the popular 'honey bear' design, only with a likeness of Mr. Trump’s head near the spout."

The offer, which can be seen here, states, "An entrepreneurial honey company will be donating a significant portion of the proceeds from their honey sales to support Chaplain Lee’s defense. They have 11,000 hives, 100 percent pure honey and one unique bottle."

The Times adds, "The online campaigns for the Georgia defendants come with written appeals that tend to portray them as innocent, and even heroic, victims."

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