I can see why Yousaf would say this, if Murrell was acting as an officer of the party but if the SNP were to pay for his legal expenses then it should come from their own party funds and be shown as such.
Tbh, I don’t know why the SNP can’t easily account for the missing 600k, which is the nub of the investigation, if everything is above board. If there ends up being proven fraudulent activity then Murrell should be made to reimburse any outlay made on his behalf.
Nice to see some MSPs aren’t prepared to go along with this quietly.