An adviser outside the White House on January 10 revealed that lawyer Rudy Giuliani plans to play a leading role in dealing with any House impeachment review effort against President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, according to sources from CNN, Trump’s former legal team, who defended him against the Democrats’ impeachment effort in December 2019, may not participate in the fight.
Attorney Rudy Giuliani spoke at the `Save America` rally near the White House on January 6.
Attorney Giuliani, 76 years old, led the Trump campaign’s legal battle challenging the election results, but was unsuccessful.
The former New York mayor and the White House have not yet commented on the information.
Trump is said to not have many options in inviting top lawyers to defend himself when the US Congress conducts efforts to consider his removal from office.
Alan Dershowitz, a professor at Harvard Law School, once said he would help defend Trump if invited.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on January 10 that this agency would conduct the legal process to consider removing President Trump for his role in the riot on January 6.
If the House votes unanimously to consider removing Trump from office, the articles of impeachment will be sent to the Senate.
Democrats in the House of Representatives once considered removing Trump from office in December 2019, after he refused to provide aid to Ukraine as leverage to pressure that country’s officials to open an investigation into Joe.