As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial closes in, five of his defense attorneys have quit his legal team. The lawyers, Butch Bowers, Deborah Barbier, Greg Harris, Johnny Gasser, and Joshua Howard, have reportedly parted ways with the former president due to his request to focus on unsubstantial claims of voter fraud as his main point of defense during his trial. Bowers, Barbier, and Howard stated they were not comfortable spreading misinformation about the election, as Trump demanded they acknowledged his victory. Taking their place is Bruce Castor Jr., former district attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and David Shoen, a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta.
Both Castor and Shoen are high profile criminal defense attorneys, as Castor refused to prosecute Bill Cosby on sexual assault allegations in 2015, and Schoen met with Jeffrey Epstein days before his death on the basis of becoming Epstein’s head attorney for his trial. Castor and Shoen have stated they believe the impeachment to be unconstitutional and firmly believe the will be successful in the defense of Trump.
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