James Trusty, attorney for Donald Trump, appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., April 9, 2023.NBCUniversal | Getty ImagesAn attorney who quit the team defending Donald Trump in the criminal classified documents case said Friday he would no longer represent the former president in a separate defamation lawsuit against CNN.The lawyer, Jim Trusty, said in a court filing that his request to withdraw from the $475 million civil suit “is based upon irreconcilable differences” with Trump.”Counsel can no longer effectively and properly represent Plaintiff,” Trusty wrote in the filing in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Neither Trusty nor lawyers for CNN immediately responded to requests for comment on Trusty’s move to withdraw as Trump’s counsel.Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s remaining attorney in the defamation case, referred CNBC to the former president’s spokesman Steven Cheung, who said the defamation suit is “entering a new phase as more irrefutable facts are revealed.””We thank Mr. Trusty for his work on this case and wish him all the best,” Cheung said.A week earlier, Trusty and another lawyer, John Rowley, tendered their resi …
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