In which will be paid by us.
Yes it's the lesser of two evils: I don't want to discourage people to push back against bullshit like this, so I'd rather us taxpayers cover his fees (and electable government officials getting the blame for it) than set a precedent of little people fighting the system alone.
It'd be better if the American people would rally to the cause and put the government in their place, but THAT hasn't happened yet.