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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Months of distrust inside Trump legal team led to top lawyer’s departure

Trump sitting next to two lawyers
Parlatore offered to defend Trump against charges the Manhattan DA brought against the ex-president, but Epshteyn (right) retained Joe Tacopina (center), whom Parlatore detests. Photograph: Getty Images

Donald Trump’s legal team for months has weathered deep distrust and interpersonal conflict that could undermine its defense of the former president as the criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents and obstruction of justice at Mar-a-Lago nears its conclusion.

The turmoil inside the legal team only exploded into public view when one of the top lawyers, Tim Parlatore, abruptly resigned two weeks ago from the representation citing irreconcilable differences with Trump’s senior adviser and in-house counsel Boris Epshteyn.

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