Crucial members of Donald Trump’s legal team have allegedly turned their backs on the ex-President just days before his second impeachment trial is due to begin.
According to a bombshell report from CNN, several people “familiar with the case” claim no less than five lawyers from Trump’s defence team have stepped down due to clashes over the former President’s legal strategy.
It’s a major setback for the 74-year-old, who found it a challenge to find lawyers willing to represent him for his second impeachment trial in the first place.
Legal briefs for the Senate trial are due next week, with the trial slated to commence days later, on February 9.
But CNN reports that two lawyers leading the team, Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, have stepped aside based on a “mutual decision” while fellow legal experts Josh Howard, Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris are also no longer involved.
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