High-Profile Trump Lawyer Withdraws From Trump Cases

A high-profile attorney in one of the former president’s cases departed on Jan. 15.

Former President Donald Trump is accompanied by members of his legal team, Susan Necheles and Joe Tacopina, as he appears in court for an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, on April 4, 2023. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney in New York has departed from his legal team, with few details provided.

Attorney Joe Tacopina appeared alongside President Trump when he pleaded not guilty in a New York courthouse last year on charges that he allegedly falsified business records stemming from payments made during the 2016 election.