WaPo: Top Defense Lawyers Refuse To Represent Trump

The Washington Post reports:

Former president Donald Trump and close aides have spent the eight days since the FBI searched his Florida home rushing to assemble a team of respected defense lawyers. But the answer they keep hearing is “no.”

The struggle to find expert legal advice puts Trump in a bind as he faces potential criminal exposure from a records dispute with the National Archives that escalated into a federal investigation into possible violations of the Espionage Act and other statutes.

“Everyone is saying no,” said a prominent Republican lawyer, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential conversations.

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Trump’s having a lot of trouble getting lawyers to agree to represent him, leading to his current legal team including a lawyer who’s never had a federal case, and a former host at OAN.https://t.co/5pnCuoOpXS

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 18, 2022

Donald Trump a few years ago: I always hire only “the best people” ?

Trump’s Legal Team Includes a Former OAN Host, a Lawyer for a Parking Garage Company, and Kash Patel Selling Tank Tops and Beanieshttps://t.co/gU4Uq8Jvmp

— Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 17, 2022