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Trump loses impeachment lawyers days before Senate trial is due to begin

Former President Trump hasn't made a final decision on his legal team days out from his impeachment trial starting, his adviser Jason Miller said Saturday after it emerged he'd lost at least two lead defense attorneys.

Why it matters: With Trump's second impeachment trial due to begin on Feb. 9, it is unclear who will take the lead now South Carolina lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier have left the team.


  • Another attorney, Josh Howard, "who had been reported as joining the effort but who was never confirmed by Trump advisers publicly, is also not on the team," notes the New York Times' Maggie Haberman.
  • "Trump wanted the attorneys to argue there was mass election fraud and it was stolen from him rather than focus on proposed arguments about constitutionality," tweeted CNN's Kaitlan Collins, who first reported news of the departure of Bowers and Barbier and also reported on Howard.

What they're saying: The departure decision on Bowers and Barbier was mutual, a Trump adviser told CBS News.

  • Miller said in a statement Democrats' efforts to impeach a president who has already left office is "totally unconstitutional" and "so bad for our country."
  • "In fact, 45 Senators have already voted that is unconstitutional," he added. "We have done much work, but have not made a final decision on our legal team, which will be made shortly."

Of note: Trump was impeached earlier this month for "incitement of insurrection," becoming the only president in history to have been impeached twice.

Go deeper: Most Senate Republicans join bid to dismiss Trump's 2nd impeachment trial

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

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Republicans and Democrats agree — the country is falling apart

Data: Ipsos/Axios poll. Chart: Axios Visuals

The two parties agree: In a new Axios-Ipsos poll, fourth-fifths of Americans — both Republicans and Democrats — say America is falling apart.

Why it matters: The question, asked Tuesday and Wednesday, reflects the collision of crises besetting the country — the backdrop of a pandemic, recession, decoupling of red/blue America, and racial injustice and the immediacy of the Capitol insurrection, followed by Impeachment II.

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Last month was the hottest June on record for the U.S.

Last month was the hottest June in the United States since consistent record keeping started 127 years ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.

Why it matters: The average temperature across the U.S. last month was 72.6°F, and eight states — Arizona, California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Utah — saw their hottest June on record.

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