Watch: Lawyer who dropped Trump as a client explains why in 'first and only' interview

The lawyer who recently ditched Donald Trump's team just opened up about his reasoning in what he called "the first and only" interview he will do on the topic.

Joe Tacopina represented the former president at the initial E. Jean Carroll trial, which Trump didn't attend and ended up losing. Just before the second trial, Tacopina left and took two other attorneys with him, according to news reports.

Now, Tacopina appeared on MSNBC's PoliticsNation, where he was interviewed by American civil rights activist Al Sharpton, with whom Tacopina said he has worked extensively.

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"Why would you leave the team?" Sharpton asked.

"By the way, it's the first and only interview, reverend, that I will be doing on this topic. You are someone, obviously, very special to me. Someone I have a relationship with," Tacopina replied.

He then said he "had to follow my compass."

"My compass told me my time there was done. There are a lot of personal reasons that went into that. Things that I can't and won't discuss."

You can watch Tacopina's full reply below or click the link.