Trump Lawyer Briefly Quit Thursday Over Video Clips

The New York Times reports:

In another reminder of his ad hoc approach, Mr. Trump asked associates on Thursday night whether it was too late to add or remove lawyers from the team, as Mr. Schoen briefly told the team he was quitting over a debate about how to use the video clips the defense showed on Friday.

Mr. Trump called Mr. Schoen and he agreed to rejoin the team, two people briefed on the events said.

Just a few hours before Mr. Trump’s team was to appear in the well of the Senate, the group was still hashing out the order of appearance of his two chief lawyers, Mr. Schoen and Bruce L. Castor Jr. In the end, they decided that a third lawyer, Mr. van der Veen, would deliver the opening act.

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New NYT: Trump lawyer David Schoen briefly told the legal team he was quitting last night. Trump had to called Schoen to get him to rejoin the team. https://t.co/CGppYiEnkZ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 13, 2021