The bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s legal defense for a March 5 hearing before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on “sanctuary” cities just crossed the $1 million mark.
City financial records show that a fourth payment of $250,000 was made to Covington & Burling LLC, the D.C.-based law firm that represented Johnston and the city during the highly publicized congressional hearing.
The most recent payment brings the mayor’s total to $1,050,000, all of which city sources indicate has been paid out of the general fund…