During Thursday’s episode of MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, guest host and legal analyst Katie Phang spoke with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about Donald Trump’s history of using donor money to cover the millions of legal fees he’s acquired, and the potential consequences of his spending. “With many more trials ahead this year, [Trump’s] legal expenses are projected to surge,” Phang noted. “The Washington Post calculating Trump already owes $88 million in gag orders, fines and damages that are racked up from two of his civil trials alone. And with a verdict looming in the $370 …