Trump lawyers resign ahead of arraignment

Donald Trump will have new attorneys representing him when he appears in court next week in Miami to be arraigned on federal charges.

Attorneys Jim Trusty and John Rowley resigned from his team, they said in a statement Friday. Todd Blanche, who had resigned from an elite law firm to represent him on New York fraud charges, will appear in court with Trump along with attorney Chris Kise and a third lawyer who has not yet been added to the case, the ex-president announced on Truth Social.

"For purposes of fighting the Greatest Witch Hunt of all time, now moving to the Florida Courts, I will be represented by Todd Blanche, Esq., and a firm to be named later," Trump said. "I want to thank Jim Trusty and John Rowley for their work, but they were up against a very dishonest, corrupt, evil, and 'sick' group of people, the likes of which has not been seen before. We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days. When will Joe Biden be Indicted for his many crimes against our Nation? MAGA!"

In a joint statement, Trusty and Rowley said: "This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and we will no longer represent him on either the indicted case or the January 6 investigation."

Trump told Fox News on Friday that he would plead not guilty in his first court appearance, scheduled in Miami Tuesday.