The firm charged a rate of $950 per hour, and the city “expects to pay” up to $650,000 for work related to the hearing.

Wu emerged from the marathon hearing largely unscathed, and managed to land a few hits in the face of aggressive questioning.

Mayor Eric Adams and three other Democratic mayors are in the hot seat Wednesday for a high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities.

If Committee Chairman James Comer expected Wu to be the weak link among the four mayors, he had to be disappointed. She turned out to be the most articulate.

Adams and the other mayors testified on their response to Trump's immigration plan amid the president's federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the city.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced a barrage of criticism at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with so-called sanctuary city mayors on Wednesday — with much of the backlash coming from his fellow Democrats.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu racked up a six-figure bill with a high-powered law firm in preparation for Wednesday’s intense congressional hearing on sanctuary cities in Washington, D.C.