Trump's Lead Attorneys Step Down: 'A Logical Moment' To Resign

Former President Donald Trump's two lead attorneys, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned from his legal team on Friday. The duo had been representing Trump in the months leading up to his federal indictment over alleged mishandling of classified documents.

While the exact reason for their departure remains unclear, Trusty and Rowley stated that it seemed like a "logical moment" to resign, given Trump's recent indictment in the U.S. District Court in Miami on Thursday, according to CNBC.

Their joint statement read, "This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and we will no longer represent him on either the indicted case or the January 6 investigation."

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Their withdrawal comes at a time when Trump is facing multiple legal battles:

• Trusty and Rowley also confirmed they will cease representing Trump in an ongoing federal criminal investigation into his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
• Trump's new legal counsel is expected to be Todd Blanche, a New York-based attorney who already represents him in a separate criminal case.
• Trump is facing state-level charges in the Manhattan Supreme Court, where he is accused of falsifying business records linked to a hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election.

CNBC reports that despite the mounting legal pressure, Trump remains confident. "We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days," the former president noted on his Truth Social platform.

In their statement, Trusty and Rowley reflected on their tenure working on Trump's defense, saying, "It has been an honor to have spent the last year defending him, and we know he will be vindicated in his battle against the Biden Administration’s partisan weaponization of the American justice system."

The attorneys added that they will not be making any media appearances to discuss their resignations or any details involving Trump or his legal team.

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