Two attorneys file paperwork to represent Trump ahead of appearance
Attorneys Chris Kise and Todd Blanche filed paperwork on Tuesday morning to represent former President Trump as he begins his defense in the case.
Two other attorneys who had represented Trump in the case departed his legal team hours after he was indicted, and the former president named Blanche to head up his defense instead.
But Blanche, who is based in New York, was not admitted to practice in the Southern District of Florida, where Trump’s classified document case is taking place.
So Blanche could not formally represent Trump without a local attorney co-signing a motion for him to be admitted in the case.
Trump’s team on Monday was reportedly scrambling to find a Florida lawyer to join his defense team.
But for now, at least, they appear to have settled on leveraging Kise, Florida's former solicitor general who Trump hired last summer.
Former President Trump entered a not guilty plea in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, as he made his first appearance after being indicted on 37 counts in the federal investigation into classified…
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