Former President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.
AdThe announcement was intended to promote a sense of stability surrounding the Trump defense team as his impeachment trial nears.
Trump’s team had initially announced that Butch Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer, would lead his legal team after an introduction from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Many legal scholars, however, say there is no bar to an impeachment trial despite Trump having left the White House.
Schoen met with financier Jeffrey Epstein about joining his defense team on sex trafficking charges just days before Epstein killed himself in a New York jail.