Trump lawyer who quit docs case quits CNN defamation suit

Trump lawyer who quit docs case quits CNN defamation suit

James Trusty, attorney for Donald Trump, appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, DC, April 9, 2023. NBCUniversal | Getty Images An attorney who quit the team defending Donald Trump in the criminal classified documents case said Friday he would no longer represent the former president in a separate defamation lawsuit against CNN. The lawyer, Jim Trusty, said in a court filing that his request to withdraw from the $475 million civil suit “is based upon irreconcilable differences” with Trump. “Counsel can no longer effectively and properly represent Plaintiff,” Trusty wrote in the filing in US District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.…

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