(CNN)Former President Donald Trump's five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin, according to people familiar with the case, amid a disagreement over his legal strategy. It was a dramatic development in the second impeachment trial for Trump, who has struggled to find lawyers willing to take his case. And now, with legal briefs due next week and a trial set to begin only days later, Trump is clinging to his election fraud charade and suddenly finds himself without legal representation. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar with the changes said it was a mutual decision for both to leave the legal team. As the lead attorney, Bowers assembled the team. Josh Howard, a North Carolina attorney who was recently added to the team, has also left, according to another source familiar with the changes. Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris, from South Carolina, are no longer involved with the case, either.
No other attorneys have announced they are working on Trump's impeachment defense. A person familiar with the departures told CNN that Trump wanted the attorneys to argue there was mass election fraud and that the election was stolen from him rather than focus on the legality of convicting a president after he's left office. Trump was not receptive to the discussions about how they should proceed in that regard.
The attorneys had not yet been paid any advance fees and a letter of intent was never signed.
Bowers, a respected lawyer from Columbia, South Carolina, once worked in the Justice Department under President George W. Bush. Barbier, a South Carolina litigator, worked closely on several high-profile cases and was a former federal prosecutor for 15 years in the state before opening up her own boutique criminal defense firm. Gasser and Harris are both former federal prosecutors. Gasser served as the interim US attorney for South Carolina earlier in his career. Both have worked closely with Barbier on the defense side.
Howard worked as an associate independent counsel on the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations during the Clinton presidency and spent a decade in the Justice Department where he worked on the confirmations of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. Howard once served as the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, leaving the post at the beginning of 2016. This story has been updated to include reporting on the additional departures from Trump's team.
Mason Collins
Won't really need a defense team when Republicans are going to have you acquitted on the grounds of the trial being """"""unconstitutional"""""" and risk losing a huge chunk of their voter base and split the party, which essentially means that they stop being a relevant political force.
Hunter Nelson
>Dey haet muh freedumbs!!! Ladies and gentlemen, a typical American voter.
Christopher Cox
lay with a dog, get fleas.
Alexander Davis
This. Trump can walk into the senate drunk and wearing a bathrobe and it won't effect his acquittal one bit
Jose Foster
CNN is nothing more than a modern day Joseph Goebbels. So, coming from them, you must Think what part of that report, if any is true.....?
Dominic Harris
The only true words Trump ever spoke were that he could walk down 5th Ave. randomly gunning people down and his cult base would still support him.
Samuel Jones
Trump Trump Trump all you talk about is President Trump but now is biden
Jordan King
The ex president is being impeached for leading an insurrection. Yeah, he is going to get talked about. Biden isn’t making splashy headlines because that is not what real leaders are supposed to do. Maybe you are 12 and have not seen another administration.
Elijah Bailey
>
But it is you that constantly talks about President Trump, it is biden
Cameron Bailey
Did you mean this collection of words to make sense in English?
Logan Jenkins
>legal team a: ARGUE PROCEDURE! >legal team b: ARGUE YOU DIDNT INCITE! >team b wins, team a laves >this is meaningful
Trump trump trump, utterly obsessed with trump.
Benjamin Russell
Narrator: There is no team B. >please please stop bringing up news about a presidential impeachment, it hurts my feels. No.
Charles Peterson
>Narrator: There is no team B. Because anonymous sources familiar with the Presidents thinking close to the story inside Mar-a-lago working for CNN told you?
>please please stop bringing up news about a presidential impeachment, it hurts my feels. Why would it hurt my feelings? I am not American.
Just pointing out right now one of the biggest stories of the decade is happening and yet you are still here obsessing over Trump and some political theater. Its sad.
Juan Flores
There is no team B because there is no team B. It’s a fact. Team trump will need to go find one. The impeachment trial of an American president is a huge deal user. It has the potential to change history if trump is or is not allowed to run for President again. There are other news stories ongoing, - other threads in fact. Reed cheating at golf is not in the presidential impeachment story contention though.
Ethan Jones
>There is no team B because there is no team B. It’s a fact Is it?
>The impeachment trial of an American president is a huge deal user. It has the potential to change history if trump is or is not allowed to run for President again. Senate voted to dismiss, 45 Republicans voted in favor. Dems dont have the votes to convict, its theater. Until the trial itself happens its a complete non-story.
You need to come to terms with the fact that you have an unhealthy obsession.
Adam Brown
>Is it? Yes. >a story about impeachment defense lawyers bailing on trump is a news item of interest. Other folks on here believe this is /his/ and want to talk about anything else. Talking about the news is what we do here, your objection is fascinating and points toward someone having an obsession-and it’s not me.
Leo Collins
>its a fact because i say so! >no no no stop pointing out how I am literally the only person on 4 chan still talking about Trump! Dude, even /ptg/ is talking about the Game Stop short.
You have an unhealthy obsession, you need to come to terms with it.
Justin Gutierrez
Not like it's going to matter if he has lawyers or not when the Republicans in the senate will just acquit him again.
Carson Anderson
I ran this through Google translate and it said: IVAN
Noah Brown
> You have an unhealthy obsession We know this in the biz as “projecting”
Caleb Hughes
>expecting discord trannies to actually follow the news and be aware of the happenings in Congress or within the GOP
Isaiah Clark
>complete non-story
What are you doing on Dab Forums?
Chase Peterson
Catching up on the news. What are you doing on Dab Forums? Activism? >Are ya winning son?
Ethan Lee
Agreed, the Conservative News Network keeps giving Republicans a free pass and help them spread the Big Lie. They should really fire Dana Bash.
Luke Cooper
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Jeremiah Adams
>A person familiar with the departures told CNN that Trump wanted the attorneys to argue there was mass election fraud and that the election was stolen from him rather than focus on the legality of convicting a president after he's left office holy shit, I hope this is true. and it seems like trump is only going to be able to get a state-appointed public defender since giuliani is out as well
I cannot tell what side you;re on or what you;re trying to convey at all
Isaiah Wood
these were written by an ESL. unsurprisingly, the specific errors are reminiscent of Russian girls I have dated in the past
Nolan Jones
>The Senate imposed disqualification twice, on Judges Humphreys and Archbald. In the Humphreys trial the Senate determined that the issues of removal and disqualification are divisible, 3 Hinds’ Precedents Of The House Of Representatives § 2397 (1907), and in the Archbald trial the Senate imposed judgment of disqualification by vote of 39 to 35. 6 Cannon’sprecedents Of The House Of Representatives § 512 (1936). During the 1936 trial of Judge Ritter, a parliamentary inquiry as to whether a two-thirds vote or a simple majority vote is required for disqualification was answered by reference to the simple majority vote in the Archbald trial. 3 Deschler’sprecedents ch. 14, § 13.10. The Senate then rejected disqualification of Judge Ritter by vote of 76–0. 80 Cong. Rec. 5607 (1936)
The bad news his new lawyer team is going with the damage control they had planned where Trump is a traitor, but they can't prosecute them because they're also betraying their oath. The funny news is Trump's new lawyer is the guy who defended epstien. So it just builds further proof that Trump is a child rapist.
Jose Young
the impeachment lost
Zachary Jones
what were you saying last month, that the election isn;t decided until the EC votes, therefore Trump could still win?
Jaxson Ortiz
Yeah, Trump's pedo connection with Epstein is well established but are you sure about the new lawyers arguing Constitutionality? All reports I've read indicate Trump fired his previous team because they refused to argue that the election was fraudulent and stolen from him so his actions in inciting the riot were justified. It looks suspiciously like Trump hired a couple bootlickers who will humor him that way, although it could result in nailing his coffin shut. Don't forget, there were only 5 traitors in the Senate who continued to support the Big Lie after the attempted coup.
Jeremiah Thompson
how's that senate conviction coming? will dems go for a 3rd try if this one doesn't work?
Thomas Miller
Thats because it's a shill
Luke Taylor
The dems are rushing to get the kraken released on them. The only reason Trumps massive cache of election interference evidence was ignored initially was because the courts refused to investigate the evidence. By dragging Trump into the courts it now gives him the opportunity to bring the evidence into the light, now they wont be able to ignore it and prematurely waive it off without investigation. The op is continuing as planned and the dems dont even know theyve stepped into Trumps 4d chess trap.
Anthony Gonzalez
>muh 4d chess >two more weeks Take your meds.
Wyatt Morgan
Wew lad, crazytown have any good eats?
Cooper Butler
Trump Trump Trump, but it is biden now.
biden impeachment continues to gather momentum
Cameron Scott
>biden impeachment continues to gather momentum Fantastic! We will have a Black Woman POTUS soon then.
Robert Ward
she isnt black though is she?
yeah he wont last long, he is malfunctioning badly these days, its elder abuse at this point!
Tyler Sanchez
Yeah thats why Biden is considered the winner of his debates with trump.
Isaac Gonzalez
Only a literal retard would leave that debate thinking sleepy joe won
Bentley Hill
>Trump's impeachment defense team drop him after they can't defend Trump's failed coup and treason They mutually parted ways because both parties disagreed with how Trump should be defended. This is perfectly normal when you have a lot of money you wage slave.
Christopher Rodriguez
He won’t really need a defense team because 17 Republicans in the Senate need to vote in favor of impeachment and so far only 5 have supported impeachment. This sham impeachment isn’t going to work.
Tyler Martinez
Dude, even Trump lickspittles thought he debated with all the sophistication of a 2 yo throwing a piss fit and was entirely BTFO by Biden in the 1st debate. He was too scared of getting pounded by Biden again to participate in the 2nd debate but performed marginally better in the 3rd after his handlers strapped him to a chair, wired his eyes open and schooled him for hours and hours like Alex in "A Clockwork Orange."
Chris Wallace was acting lime a faggot in the first debate and that's why the debate was so shitty. The moderator for the second debate, Steve Scully, was mentally retarded or something because he openly talked about being biased against Trump and lied about it when he got caught.
Brody Martinez
>trump being retarded and falling on his face was someone else’s fault Never change reddit, never change.
Isaiah Reyes
>Dear Leader Blumphus never fucks up, it's always some meanie hurting his feefees.
Caleb Wright
This, Wallace let Trump run amok. Imagine if he just threatened to mute Trump's mic and then followed through on the threat.. Problem solved.
Oliver Jenkins
I fucking hope so! And then trump as president!
I want to see this shit show! Its amazing!
Juan Richardson
>Biggest stories of the decade Like, say, an impeachment trial in the Senate? That shit happens so rarely it's more of a once-a-century event Forgive us dumb Americans if we want to talk about it while it's happening. From a foreigner I could understand the sentiment, though I must say I somewhat disbelieve that you have no dog in this fight, since most other foreigners I have spoken to understand how important the trial is in the context of American politics and aren't trying to constantly downplay it and move on.
Anthony Carter
>That shit happens so rarely it's more of a once-a-century event
There have been 2 presidential impeachment trials in the past half-century and there's about to be a third (would've been 4 if Nixon hadn't resigned in advance). It's definitely still a very important event, but it isn't that rare in modern politics.
Jordan Fisher
>>Dey haet muh freedumbs!!! >Ladies and gentlemen, a typical American voter. Get help, son.
Brayden Russell
It's only no longer rare because of how corrupt Republicans are. Also what does the other user mean by biggest stories of the decade? Trump just attempted a failed coup. If Republicans don't successfully bury it, this is on par with Pearl Harbor or 9/11 in terms of direct attacks on America.
Blake James
>That shitshow by the Trump team Only the best.
Carson Kelly
Take your meds
Ian Jones
>reddit forced meme Trite.
Robert Bennett
>this (January 6 2021) is on par with Pearl Harbor or 9/11 BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Levi Russell
>this is on par with Pearl Harbor or 9/11 in terms of direct attacks on America Why do liberal retards unironically think this way? Do they not understand that WWIII larpers have been planning for an actual revolution for literal decades? A real coup would look nothing like what we witnessed in January. Take your goddamned meds.
Angel Gonzalez
>Terrorists think the biggest enemy attack on the capitol since the War of 1812 isn't a major event. Makes sense.
Adrian Gutierrez
Nutjobs have actually detonated bombs on capitol hill before user, the fuck are you talking about.
Mason White
Take 'em.
Brandon Moore
Get a load of this jackass.
Hunter Rogers
>Why do liberal retards unironically think They don't. They regurgitate whatever their beloved media oligarchs fed them last week.
Jeremiah Ramirez
This. Look at the thread you are on. Look at the date. Look at what the OP said.
It's a testimont to just how fucking stupid they are.
Aiden Walker
I think there is something up your ass
Luis Brooks
Left overs from Dab Forums's failed raid? The shilling is strong in this thread
Justin Edwards
>Trump's lawyers Only the best at using old soviet tactics. Just like Donald.
