01-10-2021, 12:30 AM
Keep betting on him, with all those loses behind him he's bound to pay off big this time.
Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/...index.html
Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
(CNN)President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar with the matter said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if Trump doesn't resign, and Trump is beginning to mull who would represent him in a Senate trial.
Giuliani, Trump's personal attorney, is expected to represent him, the sources said, and Trump is also considering hiring Dershowitz, a controversial attorney.
Dershowitz declined to comment to CNN, saying, "I don't talk to CNN, I sue them." But he told Politico on Friday that it would be his "honor and privilege" to defend the President.
A Giuliani spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
While the President's impeachment defense team is only just coming into view, it is becoming increasingly clear that the primary members of the team during his first impeachment would be unlikely to join.
Constitutional attorney Jay Sekulow, White House counsel Pat Cipollone and attorney Jane Raskin are not expected to be involved for a second impeachment trial. Cipollone is said to have considered resigning in recent days.
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/...index.html