Former President Donald Trump revealed who will be representing him during his Senate impeachment trial.
David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will lead Trump’s defense legal team.
“Notably Schoen has already been working with the 45th president and other advisors to prepare for the upcoming trial, and both Schoen and Castor agree that this impeachment is unconstitutional – a fact 45 Senators voted in agreement with last week,” Trump’s team said in a statement.
Schoen added, “It is an honor to represent the 45th president, Donald J. Trump, and the United States Constitution.”
Castor continued, “I consider it a privilege to represent the 45th President. The strength of our Constitution is about to be tested like never before in our history. It is strong and resilient. A document written for the ages, and it will triumph over partisanship yet again, and always.”
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— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 31, 2021
A source said Trump parted ways with the two lead lawyers working on his defense on Saturday, as IJR reported.
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barberi were the two lawyers who left Trump’s team and the source claimed it was a “mutual decision.”
Another source said Josh Howard of North Carolina and Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris of South Carolina also left.
According to a third source, Trump disagreed with Bowers regarding strategy.
Forty five Republican senators voted to declare the trial unconstitutional on Tuesday, as IJR reported.
The five who said it is constitutional were Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Pat Toomey (Pa.).
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) argued during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday impeaching and convicting a former president could set “a dangerous precedent.”
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said on Sunday Trump’s behavior prior to the riots on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was “wrong and inexcusable,” but suggested it may not be “subject to a conviction.”