Donald Trump splits from two lawyers a week before impeachment trial

Mr Trump is set to stand trial on the week of February 8 on a charge that he incited the riot inside the US Capitol

Former President Donald Trump. Picture: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Former US President Donald Trump has reportedly parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more more than a week before his trial.

Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, both South Carolina lawyers, have left the defence team in what one person described as a “mutual decision” that reflected a difference of opinion on the direction of the case.