WASHINGTON — Donald Trump announced Friday that a new attorney will defend him against federal charges in Florida relating to classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump said in a social media post Todd Blanche, who was involved in his New York state criminal case, and a company to be named later will represent him. That’s a change from Jim Trusty and John Rowley, who led his federal investigations team. Trusty appeared on CNN Thursday to respond to the charges.
Trump thanked Trusty and Rowley, but said they faced a group of prosecutors he disparaged as a group, “the likes of which we’ve never seen before.”
“We will be announcing additional attorneys in the coming days,” Trump said in the Truth Social post.
Trump was charged on Thursday with seven counts, although the indictment has yet to be made public. Trusty described the charges involving alleged violations of the Espionage Act relating to defense records, retention of government documents, misrepresentation, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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Trump also faces a 34-count indictment in New York for falsifying business records by making silent payments to women who claimed to have had sex with him. That trial is scheduled for March.
Trump has a first federal court appearance scheduled in Miami on Tuesday.
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