Trump names two lawyers for impeachment defence

Former president Donald Trump has named two lawyers to lead his defence against impeachment ((Luis M Alvarez/AP)

Former President Donald Trump announced a new impeachment legal defence team just one day after it was revealed he had parted ways with an earlier set of lawyers with little more than a week to go before his Senate trial.

The two representing Mr Trump will be defence lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania who has faced criticism for his decision to not charge actor Bill Cosby in a sex crimes case.