— Philip Rucker, Carol LeonnigDowd issued a short, simple statement announcing his exit: “I love the President and wish him well.” But he left the legal team in a bind, and without a clear replacement. And he was the only Trump lawyer with a security clearance, meaning no one was left on the president’s personal legal team who could review classified information pertaining to the case.
Replicated under Fair Use from A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig.