Attorney Representing Trump In Classified Docs Investigation Steps Down: Reports
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Tim Parlatore, a lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, is stepping down from the role, according to multiple news reports. 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.” CNN notes that DOJ special counsel Jack Smith appears to be wrapping up both this probe and a separate investigation into efforts to obstruct the 2020 presidential election. 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 those files. The investigation, thought to be one of the most worrisome issues for Trump and his team, involves the alleged mishandling of classified files, including top-secret material, and the former president’s failure to turn them over after he left the White House in January 2021.