Trump Attorney Departs Defense Team in Special Counsel Probes

May 17, 2023, 2:11 PM UTC

A core member of the legal defense team representing former President Donald Trump against the Justice Department special counsel investigations has left.

Tim Parlatore said in a phone call Wednesday morning that he had decided to leave the team “for personal reasons” and that his departure didn’t reflect his “opinion of the client or his case.” His last day was Tuesday and he left on “very good terms” with Trump, he said.

“It was an honor to be a part of this team,” he said.

Tim Parlatore
Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Parlatore had been among the five lawyers jointly representing Trump in connection with the ...

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