China News Service, January 31. According to foreign media reports, on the evening of the 30th local time, sources confirmed that with more than a week before the impeachment trial of former Trump in the United States, the two lawyers decided to withdraw from Trump’s Legal team.
According to reports, South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowles is expected to play an important role in the Senate trial of Trump, but he is no longer on the team.
Another lawyer from South Carolina, Deborah Barbier, will not participate in the trial.
People familiar with the matter said that this is a "joint decision" and said that a new lawyer will be announced soon.
The decision of Bowers and Barbier to withdraw immediately raised some questions, including why they left, and who will serve as Trump's lawyer when the impeachment trial begins in early February.
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According to reports, it is difficult for Trump to find legal help in the second impeachment. Some lawyers who participated in his first trial said that they would not participate in the trial again.
Bowers’ appointment was initially announced by Trump’s ally, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.
As a veteran Republican lawyer, Bowers has served for former South Carolina Governors Mark Sanford and Nicky Haley, and has experience in election law.
In a statement, Trump spokesman Jason Miller did not mention the uncertainty of the legal team, but instead criticized the impeachment itself.
He pointed out that the vast majority of Senate Republicans voted that convicting the former president is unconstitutional, but legal scholars disagree.
On January 6, a large number of Trump supporters broke through the police blockade and forcibly broke into the Capitol. The process of verifying the results of the ongoing presidential election was interrupted.
On the 13th, the House of Representatives passed an impeachment clause against Trump, accusing him of "inciting rebellion."
On the 25th, the House of Representatives sent a bill of impeachment against Trump to the Senate, thereby starting the impeachment trial proceedings.
The Senate will formally open the case on February 8.