Trump Impeachment Lawyer Describes in-Fighting During Trial

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team got him acquitted of the charges he faced in the Senate, but days after, one of them is providing insight into the team’s dysfunction.

David Schoen, one of Trump’s lead attorneys for the case, criticized his former co-counselor in an interview with Jewish Insider published on Monday, arguing that former acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce Castor assumed outsize influence even though he was supposed to play a supporting role.

“[Trump’s team] asked me if I would work with [Castor], if I would take the lead and so on, but then, [Castor] would help me, and he has a firm that can help and all that,” he said. “I’m not sure that message was communicated to him clearly enough because he never seemed to quite understand that I was supposed to be the lead in the case.”

Castor’s blueprint called for Schoen to focus on the Senate’s jurisdiction in the matter, which would leave him largely sidelined after the first day of the trial. Stepping into the lead role himself, Castor “jumped in” to present the defense’s case on the first day of trial. The presentation was disparaged by Schoen, who said Castor’s argument was “like a filibuster” and “not a good presentation.”

Trump, who reportedly asked Schoen to join the team first in a lead role, was also unimpressed by Castor’s performance and called on Schoen to play a more active role in his defense. (Read more from “Trump Impeachment Lawyer Describes in-Fighting During Trial” HERE)

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