Former President Donald Trump separated from five of his impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial began, Fox News confirmed.
Quick Facts
- South Carolina lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier have left the defense team, a source said.
- Trump was impeached earlier this month for “inciting insurrection” during the US Capitol riots on January 6.
South Carolina lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier have left the defense team, a source said.
Trump was impeached earlier this month for “inciting insurrection” during the US Capitol riots on January 6.
South Carolina lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier and former federal prosecutors Greg Harris, Johnny Gasser and Josh Howard left the defense team on Saturday, a source said, calling for a mutual decision.
The source said the lawyers left a difference of opinion on the direction of the defense’s argument.
New additions are expected to enter the following week
The revolt injected new uncertainty into the composition and strategy of Trump’s defense team as he prepared to face charges of inciting the US Capitol insurrection on January 6.
Trump was almost certain to be acquitted, however, because everyone except five Republicans in the Senate voted earlier this month to reject the trial.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.