donald trump once offered to pay a lawyer’s fees with a horse, excerpts from a new book exhibition.

Donald McGahna former partner at the Jones Day law firm and part of the firm’s new team working to help Republicans win elections, visited the ex-president at Trump Tower before he launched his presidential campaign, according to a book titled ” Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, And The Corruption Of Justice,” written by the New York Times Business Investigations Editor David Richreported Business Insider.

McGahn met with Trump card in his office on the 26th floor in February 2015, making small talk, and in the middle of the conversation the ex-president asked what he was asking. The attorney allegedly said his hourly rate was $800.

Later that month, Trump mentioned that he had hired McGahn to show he was serious about running for office. Jones Day received a check for $6,451.38 as its first payment from the Trump campaign on April 23, 2015, before it could even offer its services in earnest, the book says.

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Later, when the bill totaled about $2 million, Trump reportedly refused to pay. The impatient lawyer visited the ex-president in his office and made no secret of his displeasure at having been neglected.

While apologizing, Trump reportedly said, “I’m not going to pay your bill. I will give you something more valuable.”

“I have a stallion. It’s worth $5 million,” he added. He pulled a horse certificate from a filing cabinet and gave it to McGahn.

The lawyer was speechless and when he was able to recover from the shock he refused to accept the horse, the book revealed. When the attorney threatened to sue Trump, he agreed to pay at least part of his debt.

Jones Day then negotiated a regular advance and a strict payment schedule, according to the book.

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