President Donald Trump will not be adding two new lawyers to the legal team defending him in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, one of the president’s attorneys said Sunday. Trump attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement that Washington lawyers Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing have conflicts that won’t allow them to represent the president regarding special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The announcement came just hours after Trump used Twitter to push back against reports that he’s having difficulty adding to his legal team, saying he was “very happy” with his current attorneys. Dowd was the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been putting together the president’s legal defence in the Russia probe led by Mueller. The legal team shakeup also comes as Trump’s attorneys have been negotiating with Mueller over the scope and terms of an interview with the president.

Source: thestar March 25, 2018 13:41 UTC