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Washington, Feb 1 (TIWN) After the departure of the lead attorney and four other lawyers, former US President Donald Trump has announced a new legal team for his Senate impeachment trial slated to begin on February 8.
Trump's announcement came a day after the Politico news outlet said in a report on Saturday that Butch Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer who was to lead Trump's trial and "reportedly set to play a major role", left Trump's legal team. The news report added that another lawyer Deborah Barbier was also no longer with the team. Also on Saturday night, a CNN report said that a three other lawyers, Josh Howard, Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris, have left the team as well. The House of Representatives on January 13 impeached Trump for a second time following the January 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington D.C. which took place after he addressed thousands of his supporters outside the building.
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