Key takeaways:
- Timothy Parlatore has stepped down from his role representing former President Donald Trump in the Justice Department’s investigation.
- The investigation is looking into the classified documents found in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and whether the former president still held on to more of the documents than he was legally allowed to.
- The investigation is being overseen by special counsel Jack Smith and it is unclear who will replace Parlatore on Trump’s legal team.
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer Timothy Parlatore has stepped down from his role representing the former president in the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents.
Parlatore testified in December before a grand jury looking into the classified documents found in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, over concerns that the former president still held on to more of the documents than he was legally allowed to.
Parlatore told Politico Wednesday that his decision to leave Trump’s team “is personal and it’s got nothing to do with my belief in the strength of the case.”
The Justice Department’s investigation is being overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November. Smith is also investigating whether anyone unlawfully interfered with the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 presidential election.
CNN notes that Smith appears to be wrapping up both this probe and a separate investigation into efforts to obstruct the 2020 presidential election. It is unclear who will replace Parlatore on Trump’s legal team.
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