Legal teams involved in the Mueller special counsel investigation
Upon his appointment as special counsel, Mueller resigned his position at the Washington office of law firm WilmerHale, along with two colleagues, Aaron Zebley and James L. Quarles III.[6] Politico proposed that the "ideal team" would likely have six to eight prosecutors, along with administrative assistants and experts in areas such as money laundering or interpreting tax returns.[50] Trump has called such views a "Fake News narrative",[62][63] but, according to Ryan Lovelace of The National Law Journal, "many Washington defense attorneys aren't so sure".[63] A number of prominent lawyers and law firms are known to have declined offers to join Trump's legal team,[64][65] including Robert S. Bennett of Hogan Lovells,[66] Paul Clement and Mark Filip, both with Kirkland & Ellis,[67] Robert Giuffra Jr. of Sullivan & Cromwell,[66] Theodore B. Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher,[68] and Brendan V. Sullivan Jr. of Williams & Connolly.[67] Other firms with attorneys who have declined to represent Trump include Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan,[69] Steptoe & Johnson,[69] and Winston & Strawn.
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