Tim Parlatore said he left Donald Trump's legal team because there were individuals that 'made defending the president much harder than it needed to be.'
"In my opinion, he was not very honest with us or with the client on certain things," he said.
Parlatore also said Epshteyn had resisted the idea of the legal team organizing a search of Trump's property in Bedminster, New Jersey, for potential additional classified documents months ago, as well as hindering a defense strategy that aimed to help"educate" Attorney GeneralFormer U.S. President Donald Trump during a round of golf at his Turnberry course on May 2, 2023 in Turnberry, Scotland.
Parlatore added:"Ultimately, it got to a point where it's difficult enough fighting against DOJ and in this case, special counsel, but when you also have people within the tent that are also trying to undermine you, block you and really make it so that I can't do what I know that I need to do as a lawyer.
"And when I am getting into fights like that, that's detracting from what is necessary to defend the client and ultimately was not in the client's best interest, so I made the decision to withdraw."
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