Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris, two prominent South Carolina defense lawyers, agreed to defend Trump along with Joshua Howard, a North Carolina defense attorney.
“We are on the team,” Harris confirmed to CNN Friday.
Harris referred the questions to Butch Bowers, the South Carolina lawyer who is leading the defense.
“He’s putting it all together. He’s doing assignments,” said Harris. “We have a lot of work to do.”
Howard revealed in a court case that he joined Trump’s defense, asking a judge to postpone an indictment, citing his need to be in Washington in the near future.
“The defendant’s lawyer has accepted a position on the defense team that is handling ex-President Trump’s pending impeachment trial before the United States Senate. As such, the lawyer is required to spend approximately next month in Washington, DC , focused entirely and exclusively on the question of historical and constitutional significance, “he wrote.
Howard and Gasser could not be reached immediately for comment.
Deborah Barbier, a litigator from South Carolina, joined the team earlier this week. She worked closely on several important cases with Harris and Gasser. All three are former federal prosecutors. Gasser served as an interim United States attorney for South Carolina early in his career.