Trump s lawyer explains why he takes off his yarmulke in the Senate chamber
From CNN s Ali Zaslav
Asked if the team plans to use up their allotted 16 hours to make their argument, Trump’s lawyer David Schoen told reporters: “I don’t know – hope not.”
Trump’s other attorney’s Michael van der Veen and Bruce Castor declined to answer questions on whether their legal strategy has changed at all after hearing the House managers case on Wednesday.
Schoen, an Orthodox Jew, also told CNN that he still chooses not to wear his yarmulke inside the Senate chamber. “Yeah, I usually try to take it off in a formal procedure, in court and in front of a jury,” he explained as he got into the elevator Thursday morning.
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