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.
Former President Trump reportedly demoted one of his defense lawyers in the midst of his second impeachment trial due to the attorney's performance on the Senate floor last week.The New York Times reports that one of Trump's advisers, Justin Clark, told Bruce Castor last Wednesday that the former president did not want the attorney to again appear on television during the trial.Castor then reportedly stood up while shouting and arguing that.
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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.