The $230 million in compensation President Donald Trump is demanding from his own Justice Department could be paid to him in secret, a senior Democratic lawmaker has warned.

Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin, who is investigating the matter as ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, told The New Republic that his staff’s research suggests a payout could be kept confidential initially, with Trump’s former lawyer, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, among the people deciding its legitimacy. Trump is seeking the money to compensate him for the federal investigations into him, according to the New York Times.

Ethics experts and lawmakers point to a line of laws and conflicts of interest that could derail the compensation bid, but may not.

“Our reading is that, even though this

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