Stumbles, Clashes and Egos: Behind the Scenes With Trumpâs Legal Team
The lawyers assembled by the former president to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial hardly knew one another. They prevailed in the end, but it wasnât pretty.
Bruce L. Castor Jr., a lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump, was widely panned for his presentation on the first day of the impeachment trial.Credit.Brandon Bell for The New York Times
Feb. 16, 2021
Last Wednesday afternoon, when former President Donald J. Trumpâs legal team gathered in a conference room in a special suite at the Trump hotel in Washington, a longtime adviser to Mr. Trump, Justin Clark, had an announcement to make.
Last Wednesday afternoon, when former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team gathered in a conference room in a special suite at the Trump hotel in Washington, a longtime adviser to Mr. Trump, Justin Clark, had an announcement to make.
The new legal team that former President Donald J. Trump has brought in for his impeachment trial next week is unlikely to focus his defense on his baseless claims of widespread election fraud and instead question whether the trial is even constitutional since he is no longer president, people close to the team said on Monday.