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Post indictment, Trump continues to go through lawyers like cheap Kleenex

By Katie Phang

Within 24 hours of having been advised that he had been indicted by a federal grand jury, former President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he was getting a new lawyer to defend him against special counsel Jack Smith and the U.S. government.

We've seen this before, with Trump's penchant for changing legal counsel seemingly at the drop of a hat throughout his ongoing legal troubles. But the harsh reality is that Trump's efforts to revamp his legal team are about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as long as his lawyers cannot defend Trump from … himself.

This is a preview of Katie Phang's latest article. Read the full column here.

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