U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) described President Donald Trump’s reported bid to receive $230 million from his own Department of Justice as “small ball” on Wednesday.

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump is said to be seeking $230 million from the Justice Department in compensation for the federal investigations into him. Trump claimed to reporters that he would make the decision on any payout from the government because it will “have to go across my desk.”

While Trump received widespread backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Fetterman suggested Trump’s demand was a distraction from “bigger problems” during a Wednesday interview with CNN’s John Berman.

“I hope that’s not true for that kinds of money,” he said. “That’s small ball, and I think we have

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