Former Trump attorney and "fixer" Michael Cohen said the withdrawal of three of Donald Trump's lawyers from his cases is a "bleak" development for the former president, Newsweek reported.
Joe Tacopina and his two partners, Chad Seigel and Matthew DeOreo, withdrew their services in Trump's New York hush money trial, as well as the appeal of the civil trial brought against Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll, who was awarded $5 million in May.
"Finding competent counsel has plagued Donald for many years now due to his erratic legal requests and delinquent payment history, " Cohen said.
"The cases coming to fruition are all significant and require expertise in handling by legitimate attorneys, not small-claims litigators or parking lot attorneys. Donald's outcome remains bleak," he added.
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Also speaking to Newsweek former Pennsylvania district attorney Matthew Mangino said the old saying "never switch horses mid-stream" applies to this situation.
"Trump, on the verge of trial, is in trouble if he has to bring new counsel on board," he said. "However, Trump is different than your typical litigant. He is also running for president and for political reasons wants to grandstand and play the victim — 'everyone is out to get me, even my own lawyers.'"
"That may earn him some sympathy in the court of public opinion, but not the court of law," Mangino added.
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