Trump hires defense lawyer for second Senate impeachment trial

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Former President Trump starts to put together the defense team for his historic second Senate impeachment trial, hiring South Carolina-based lawyer Butch Bowers.

Trump adviser Jason Miller, who announced the hiring on, said Bowers"is well respected by both Republicans and Democrats and will do an excellent job defending President Trump." Miller would not say whether others had signed on or whether Bowers would be the sole lawyer representing Trump.

Republican senators were briefed about Bowers' involvement on a GOP conference call Thursday afternoon, two people familiar with the discussions said. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., mentioned that he had recommended Bowers to Trump, the sources said. Asked later about Trump's legal team, Graham told reporters:"Well, I think he's going to have a good one. Butch Bowers, I think, will be the sort of anchor tenant. But I've known Butch for a long time, solid guy. And I think over time, they'll put the team together."

Gov. Nikki Haley's attorney, Butch Bowers, addresses the South Carolina House Ethics Committee in Columbia on June 28, 2012.Graham, who has been advising Trump, shared that he had spoken to Trump about the trial earlier Thursday."I think the president looks forward to getting this behind him. ... He's going to have his day in court, and that's the way the system works.

Most of the lawyers involved with Trump's first impeachment defense team have said they are not participating in the second trial, among them Rudy Giuliani, Jay Sekulow, Alan Dershowitz and former White House counsel Pat Cipollone.Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.Kasie Hunt, the host of MSNBC's"Way Too Early," is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News.

 

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Lawyer better get a good retainer. Trump does not like to pay his bills. Then there is the matter of the lawyer getting Trump's stink all over himself.

His lawyers should be paid up front.

He should demand he get paid upfront.

What happened to his firmer attorney?

Trump's new lawyer, seen here arguing his last case....

'Butch Bowers' sounds like a porn star name! 😆

The defense team better get cash up front.

Those lawyers are not gonna get paid.

I hope he’s bankrupt in a year

some one's on tape saying WE are going to march down there Anyone that denies that should not be in Washington ... they have no grip on reality

One way or another Trump will turn the impeachment trial into a money-making scam, a circus.

For his sake, I hope he was pre-paid. On 2nd thought, he will deserve to not be paid.

Lawyers better get their money up front.

Another sham impeachment that’s wasting taxpayer money.

Donald Trump says:

Of course, he picked someone with the name BUTCH.

Anyone want to place a bet that Trump fires him? :)

A lawyer called Butch... This is going to be good.

Don't do it Butch, it'll be your downfall.

Ot had to be a Butch something. Seriously, every person he surrounds himself with is an after school special bully.

It’s BS and a waste of time.

Ah, poor Donald, and he thought his retirement was going to be golf and porn stars. Bless.

Meanwhile his tax attorney have jumped ship before his NY case...

Why bother we are heard him? An investigation into earlier plans by insurrectionists to reveal who all of them are is warranted.

Meanwhile, the Trumps .....

What about rude Rudy?

Good luck, he can hire every Attorney in the country, he’s not avoiding a guilty Impeachment.

I hope he brings out Epstein's underage massage in underpants guy again. He was so Trumpy.

Butch Bowers gets stiffed on the bill.

Lol

The check is in the mail, Butch.

He looks like a racist and his reviews are starting to go down

Butch Bowers was paid by the ass kisser of LindseyGrahamSC

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