High-Profile Trump Lawyer Withdraws From Trump Cases

Published on January 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney in New York departed from his legal team on Monday, while few details were provided. Joe Tacopina, the attorney, appeared alongside President Trump when he pleaded not guilty in a New York City courthouse last year on charges that he allegedly falsified business records stemming from payments made during the 2016 election. But Mr. Tacopina told ABC News and other news outlets on Monday that he has departed. “I withdrew on all matters,” he said on Monday, without elaborating. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the business records case, Mr. Tacopina wrote: “I write to respectfully inform the Court that my firm, Chad Seigel and I hereby withdraw as counsel for Defendant Donald J. Trump in this proceeding,” according to reports....

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