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kentuck

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Sat May 20, 2023, 05:58 PM May 2023

Former Trump Lawyer Describes Conflict Inside Legal Team

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/20/us/politics/parlatore-trump-lawyer-conflict.html

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Timothy Parlatore, who withdrew this past week from representing the former president in the special counsel investigations, said he stepped aside over differences with a Trump adviser, Boris Epshteyn.

A conflict inside former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team erupted into public view on Saturday as one of his former lawyers went on television to attack one of his current lawyers, who has been the focus of ire from others on the team.

The former lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, withdrew this past week from representing Mr. Trump in the special counsel’s investigations into his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But Mr. Parlatore did not explain the reasons behind his departure at the time, saying only that it was not related to the merits of the inquiries.

Appearing on CNN on Saturday, Mr. Parlatore disclosed that his departure had been spurred by irreconcilable differences with Boris Epshteyn, another lawyer who has been working as something akin to an in-house counsel for the former president, hiring lawyers and coordinating their efforts to defend Mr. Trump.
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Former Trump Lawyer Describes Conflict Inside Legal Team (Original Post) kentuck May 2023 OP
Boris never fails to let things down. underpants May 2023 #1
Interesting. efhmc May 2023 #2
Boris Epshteyn "interfered" with searches for classified documents. LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #3
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