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Pennsylvania paid $9.9M for lawmakers’ legal bills in 3 years with no bidding, scant details

Ethics and legal experts say the payments lack transparency, covering cases from Sen. Doug Mastriano’s Jan. 6 defense to disputes over public records.

Published Apr 1, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

When a federal grand jury was investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, the Pennsylvania Senate hired a criminal defense attorney to represent former Sen. Doug Mastriano — on the taxpayers’ dime.