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Trump names two new lawyers to lead impeachment defence team
Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defence lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defence team, one day after it was revealed that the former U.S. president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.The two representing Trump will be defence lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania who was criticized for his decision to not charge actor Bill Cosby in a sex crimes case.Both attorneys issued statements through Trump’s office saying that they were honoured to take the job.