Posted on 03/22/2018 8:39:38 AM PDT by bitt
John Dowd, a personal attorney to President Trump, resigned his post Thursday amid a shake-up in the presidents legal team as Trump has sought more firepower to deal with the special counsels Russia investigation.
The resignation came Thursday, according to three people familiar with the decision. Dowd declined to comment.
Dowds departure was a largely mutual decision made after the president lost confidence in his ability to handle special counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs investigation and Dowd became frustrated with Trumps recent efforts to bring on new attorneys, they said.
In recent weeks, Dowd clashed with the president, including an incident in which he disagreed vehemently with Trump over a legal strategy, according to the people.
Jay Sekulow, a Trump lawyer and spokesman for the legal team, told The Washington Post, John has been a valuable part of the team and a friend and we will continue to cooperate fully with the special counsel.
Trump added former U.S. attorney Joe diGenova to his legal team last week. And on Monday, The Post reported that Trump had urged his aides to reach out to legal superstar and former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson to join as his lawyer as he faces a likely interview with the Special Counsels investigative team and scrutiny for possible obstruction of justice.
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“In an email to The Washington Post, Dowd wrote, I love the President and wish him well.
At least he has the wisdom and decency to not bash Trump.
It will be announced in due time. Patience grasshopper.
Did Trump use his VCR to tape a football game and then show it to people without the expressed written permission of the NFL?
It is becoming painfully obvious that the whole Russia collusion thing was cooked up by Hildebeest to unseat Trump - AND the 'craps, the Deep State and the MSM are in 100%... 'obvious' even to Lefty simpletons.
How they all March in lock step!
Oh hell no. What is coming will be something serious.
Will Mueller dare charge TRUMP with anything after that investigation?
Series and hugh?
There's nothing to "figure out". Inside Washington, perception is reality.
Ask her. She'll tell you!
What's that? You think she's a nut? Hey this is Washington DC, a logic-free zone!
Worse! He tore the labels off his pillows!
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