Trump Lawyer Says He Sent Children to Secret Location, Hired Armed Guards Over Threats

Trump Lawyer Says He Sent Children to Secret Location, Hired Armed Guards Over Threats
Michael van der Veen (R), defense attorney for Donald Trump, arrives before the fifth day of the Senate Impeachment trials for former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 13, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images
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An attorney who represented former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial said he sent his children to a secret location and was forced to hire guards at his home and work, citing threats against him for defending the former president.

Michael van der Veen told Newsmax on Monday that “I moved my children to a secretive location. We’ve hired armed guards to protect our places of living and working. And we’re doing fine.”
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