Another blow to Donald Trump's efforts to combat Russia probeEVAN VUCCI/AP US President Donald Trump wanted Joseph diGenova on his team even though he did not know him, officials say. The lawyer, Joseph diGenova, has often vehemently defended the president on Fox News and cast the Mueller probe as a conspiracy against him. But in a statement on Sunday (local time), a spokesman for Trump's legal team said both diGenova and his wife, Victoria Toensing, who is also a lawyer, would not be working on the Russia probe. "The president is disappointed that conflicts prevent Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing from joining his Special Counsel legal team," said Jay Sekulow, counsel to Trump. READ MORE:* ​Donald Trump attorney John Dowd resigns amid shake-up in US President's legal team* US President Donald Trump's legal team goes on attackTrump met with diGenova in person on Thursday after his hire was announced.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2018 17:37 UTC