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Igor Derysh

Trump lawyers plan criminal defense

Former President Donald J Trump speaks during the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 in Orlando, FL. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys are preparing a legal defense against potential criminal charges from the Justice Department, according to Rolling Stone.

Trump's attorneys are preemptively preparing to fight potential charges from the DOJ, which has asked grand jury witnesses about the former president's actions, according to the report. Trump has been briefed on the potential legal defenses at least twice over the summer, Rolling Stone reported, and the efforts "intensified" after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified before the House Jan. 6 committee.

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