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Trump settles on a lawyer after struggling to find someone to represent him in impeachment trial
January 21, 2021
President Donald Trump has hired South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers as his impeachment lawyer, Jake Sherman reported in the Punchbowl.
Breaking news right here Trump has an impeachment lawyer Butch Bowers of South Carolina. @PunchbowlNews… https://t.co/J5SWBOJIaq— Jake Sherman (@Jake Sherman)1611258044.0
"Butch Bowers, who has represented past two S.C. governors at ethics hearings, is no a stranger to impeachment proceedings," the Post and Courier said. "He worked for then-Gov. Mark Sanford when lawmakers considered impeaching him after he left the state to see his mistress in Argentina in 2009."
<p>According to CNN's Manu Raju, it was Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) who is helping him in his post-presidency world. The former president has struggled to find a lawyer, though he didn't indicate the reasons why. During the 60-plus lawsuits protesting the 2020 election results, even conservative lawyers turned away from representing him after some of his attorneys were laughed out of court. Trump also reportedly <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-wont-pay-rudy-giuliani/" target="_blank">told aides not to pay lawyer Rudy Giuliani</a>, despite the work he did to overturn the election. </p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ebb667f226a2098acccb09ddc119ce70" id="c9bcb"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352348484066824193"><div style="margin:1em 0">Graham did indicate that Bowers would represent Trump, per source on the call. Trump has had a hard time fielding a… https://t.co/OmkZSjm3ll</div> — Manu Raju (@Manu Raju)<a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/statuses/1352348484066824193">1611259978.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Former South Carolina state Representative Bakari Sellers noted that Bowers is a "very good lawyer." Bowers is apparently not taking questions, local reporters said. </p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f83eb948086140b1476e6af6e39f679a" id="91221"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352347357170565125"><div style="margin:1em 0">For what it’s worth, Butch Bowers is a very good lawyer. https://t.co/jmNHy7rINQ</div> — Bakari Sellers (@Bakari Sellers)<a href="https://twitter.com/Bakari_Sellers/statuses/1352347357170565125">1611259710.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8320edf33b654e7369bccf906698e129" id="40862"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352357835808661508"><div style="margin:1em 0">I just walked over to Butch Bowers’ law office next to the Statehouse and knocked on the locked door.
He came out… https://t.co/lTnRSmI3ia</div> — Jamie Lovegrove (@Jamie Lovegrove)<a href="https://twitter.com/jslovegrove/statuses/1352357835808661508">1611262208.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Michael Flynn’s brother attended key Pentagon meeting amid Capitol riot despite Army denials
January 21, 2021
The brother of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has admitted attending a key meeting amid the Capitol riots despite repeated denials from the Pentagon. Army Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn told The Washington Post that he was present for the Jan. 6 meeting at which the Pentagon pushed back against the idea of deploying National Guard troops to protect Congress from rampaging supporters of former President Donald Trump. Flynn asserted that he was only briefly in the meeting and left because he thought then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy was about to take action. “I believed a decision was...
Former Trump economic adviser supports President Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan: report
January 21, 2021
Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett has voiced broad support for President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package, CNN reports.
Hassett says that the U.S. economy will suffer a repeat of the first quarter of last year when GDP shrank by 5% if more government aid isn't delivered.
<p>"There are so many businesses treading water, barely hanging on. Now they are getting hit by another shock," said Hassett. "You could end up in a negative spiral for the economy."</p><p>Hassett served as Trump's top economic adviser from 2017 to 2019 before returning in a voluntary role in March of last year.</p><p>As CNN Business points out, Biden's plan calls for $1,400 stimulus checks to most everyone who makes less than $75,000, enhanced unemployment benefits, $350 billion in aid to state and local governments and $400 billion to help ease the fallout from the pandemic. </p>
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