A familiar problem: Trump struggles to hire a legal defense team ...Plus, What the fate of the Impeachment 10 says about the state of the GOP

Fearing the seriousness of the Mar-a-Lago scandal, Donald Trump wants to hire an impressive legal defense team, but good lawyers keep saying no.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS A familiar problem: Trump struggles to hire a legal defense team A familiar problem: Trump struggles to hire a legal defense team Fearing the seriousness of the Mar-a-Lago scandal, Donald Trump wants to hire an impressive legal defense team, but good lawyers keep saying no. READ MORE FBI reportedly interviews White House lawyers about missing docs In the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago scandal, the Justice Department sat down with the top two lawyers from Trump's White House's counsel's office. READ MORE FBI reportedly interviews White House lawyers about missing docs In the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago scandal, the Justice Department sat down with the top two lawyers from Trump's White House's counsel's office. READ MORE Republicans can't let go of their interest in the 17th Amendment Imagine looking at the landscape and concluding that one of the problems with our politics is that Americans are able to elect their own senators. READ MORE Republicans can't let go of their interest in the 17th Amendment Imagine looking at the landscape and concluding that one of the problems with our politics is that Americans are able to elect their own senators. READ MORE What the fate of the Impeachment 10 says about the state of the GOP Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump early last year. Now, only two are still standing. READ MORE What the fate of the Impeachment 10 says about the state of the GOP Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump early last year. Now, only two are still standing. READ MORE MORE FROM THE MADDOWBLOG Team Pence notes how it didn't improperly take classified docs Liz Cheney falls far short in a GOP she no longer recognizes Political end for Liz Cheney could be the beginning of a nightmare for Trump's GOP 'The Republicans have become a cult': Rep. Kinzinger on escaping and saving the GOP NEWS TIPS? SEND IT TO RACHEL FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM RACHEL MADDOW ON TWITTER 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER