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Reuters reports:
Two lawyers defending Donald Trump quit the case on Friday, one day after the former U.S. president was indicted on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes.
The surprise announcement by Trump’s lawyers John Rowley and Jim Trusty [photo] could prompt further legal complications ahead of Trump’s scheduled appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday in the documents case.
“This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump,” the two lawyers said in a statement. “It has been an honor to have spent the last year defending him, and we know he will be vindicated.”
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LAWYER SHAKE-UP: Jim Trusty and John Rowley are out as Trump’s attorneys, per Trump’s latest Truth Social post. Todd Blanche will lead his defense with additional attorneys to be announced in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/MBOG6iinam
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 9, 2023
FLASH: Trump attorneys Jim Trusty and John Rowley:
“This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and we will no longer represent him on either the indicted case or the January 6 investigation..”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 9, 2023
TRUMP: TRUSTY NOT WORTHY https://t.co/eZu1xtwOux
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 9, 2023