Trump picks former Philly-area DA Bruce Castor to defend him at Senate impeachment trial
PHILADELPHIA — Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. will lead former President Donald Trump’s defense team as his second Senate impeachment trial gets underway next week.
Trump made the announcement — saying Castor will work alongside a new co-lead counsel, Alabama criminal defense lawyer David Schoen — in a statement issued late Sunday night in which he lauded the new team for the significant “national profiles and significant trial experience” they will bring to his defense.
It came a day after it was disclosed that the former president had parted ways with his team of previous lawyers, who had been preparing for the proceedings for weeks.