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Former US President Donald Trump has replaced his top Georgia lawyer ahead of his surrender Thursday evening, sources tell CNN.
Drew Findling, the lawyer who has led Trump's defence in Georgia, is being replaced by Steven Sadow, an Atlanta-based attorney whose website profile describes him as a "special counsel for white collar and high-profile defence".
A Trump source indicated that this was not about Findling's performance, while another familiar with Sadow called him the "best criminal defence attorney in Georgia".
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"I have been retained to represent President Trump in the Fulton County, Georgia case. The president should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges brought against him," Sadow said in a statement.
"We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty. Prosecutions intended to advance or serve the ambitions and careers of political opponents of the president have no place in our justice system."
In 2021, Sadow criticised RICO charges as a way for prosecutors to introduce evidence that would otherwise not be admissible during an interview about the potential charges Trump faced in Georgia.
Trump has not been hesitant in other cases in shaking up his legal team. In June, he removed two of the top attorneys representing him in the federal indictment into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
