Reports: Trump Hires Attorney Butch Bowers After Struggling To Form Impeachment Defense Team

Reports: Trump Hires Attorney Butch Bowers After Struggling To Form Impeachment Defense Team

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Former President Donald Trump has hired South Carolina-based lawyer Butch Bowers to represent him in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, multiple news outlets reported, a decision announced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday after several of Trump's usual attorneys opted out of representing the former president.

Former President Donald Trump looks on as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C,) speaks during an event about ... [+] judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 6, 2019.



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Graham, one of Trump's closest Senate allies, announced Bowers' hiring during a call with other Republican lawmakers, the New York Times and Punchbowl News reported.





It's unclear whether Trump has brought any other attorneys onto his defense team.





Bowers and Graham did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Forbes.







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Bowers is a fixture in South Carolina politics, representing all of South Carolina's three most recent governors at various points, local newspaper The State reported. He worked for current Gov. Henry McMaster and former Gov.