January 31, 2021

 

 Trump has reportedly parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin. The attorneys (at right, clockwise from top left: Greg Harris, Deborah Barbier, Johnny Gasser, Josh Howard, Butch Bowers) have all left Trump's impeachment team after disagreeing with the president over trial strategy, CNN reports. The parting was reportedly a 'mutual decision' that reflected a difference of opinion on the direction of the case. Trump had wanted the attorneys to argue there was mass election fraud, according to the network, while the laywers wanted to focus on the legality of convicting a president after he's left office. Trump faces charges that he incited the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. New additions to the legal team are expected to be announced in a day or two.