It was revealed Friday that President Trump’s legal defense team as he goes into the U.S. Senate impeachment trial, will include two top-notch lawyers to make the case against the Democrats’ impeachment, characterized by many as a “sham” and a “witch hunt.”
The Washington Post reports that legal scholars Harvard emeritus law professor Alan Dershowitz, former independent counsels Kenneth W. Starr and Robert Ray will all join the team.
President Trump has expanded his legal team to include three well-known lawyers, Harvard emeritus law professor Alan Dershowitz and former independent counsels Kenneth W. Starr and Robert Ray, according to a person familiar with the development.
Dershowitz told The Post that “he would present arguments at the Senate trial that obstruction of Congress and abuse of power do not reach the constitutional standard to impeach a president for high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Starr and Ray, who both investigated President Bill Clinton, will join the team, according to someone familiar with the expansion who was not authorized to speak publicly. The New York Post also reported Ray and Starr will be on the legal team.