Former Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy will not be part of the legal team representing President Trump during his impeachment trial.

“The president has good lawyers and more importantly good facts,” Gowdy said in an email to McClatchy. “He does not need another lawyer added to his team. He needs the trial to begin and end.”

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