Top lawyer Bowers reportedly leaves Trump impeachment team

Butch Bowers, slated to act as former U.S. President Donald Trump's lead attorney during his second impeachment trial, has reportedly left the legal team.

According to CNN, Deborah Barbier, a South Carolina lawyer, and three other attorneys have also quit the former president's team.

Trump was impeached by the House for helping incite the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. His Senate impeachment trial is scheduled to start in the week beginning February 8.