Bloomberg Law
July 21, 2017, 1:51 PM UTC

Trump Shakes Up Legal Team in Face of Growing Mueller Probe

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By Shannon Pettypiece and Toluse Olorunnipa, Bloomberg News

President Donald Trump is shaking up his legal team as he seeks to combat an expanding and intensifying Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Attorney John Dowd said he will be the president’s lead lawyer on the issue, while Marc Kasowitz will have a scaled-back role.

Dowd denied reports that Trump is looking to highlight potential conflicts of interest on the special counsel’s team.

“Not the approach we are at all taking,” he said. “We are going to cooperate and communicate productively.”

“I know Bob Mueller. I trust him and ...

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