WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said he will deliver constitutional arguments meant to shield Trump from allegations that he abused his power.
Associated Press: Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on Jan. 17, 2020 shows Alan Dershowitz, speaking at a press conference in Kyiv on April 11, 2011. Newly appointed independent counsel Robert Ray siting before photographers in Washington, DC on Oct. 25, 1999. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr testifiying before the House Judiciary Committee on Impeachment Inquiry in Washington DC on Nov. 19, 1998. - According to media reports, US President Donald Trump is adding to his impeachment team of lawyers, former special counsel Kenneth Starr, whose Whitewater investigation led to the impeachment and acquittal of former President Bill Clinton; Robert Ray, Starr's successor in the Whitewater investigation; and constitutional-law professor Alan Dershowitz.
