Dershowitz, Starr Join Trump Impeachment Legal Defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is adding to his impeachment defense team, bringing in experience both in constitutional law and the politics of impeachment. He’s adding retired law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton. The team will also include Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump personal lawyer Jay Sekulow are expected to have the lead roles on the defense team. Trump faces charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress, stemming from his pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rivals as he was withholding aid from the country..


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