Trump Campaign Lawyer Quits Lawsuit After Harassment Complaint
- Attorney seeks court sanction against firm Kirkland & Ellis
- Kirkland disputes characterization of call as ‘threatening’
Workers count ballots in Philadelphia on Nov. 4.
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A lawyer for President Donald Trump’s campaign is dropping out of a Pennsylvania lawsuit challenging the election results a day after complaining about being harassed for her work, including by an attorney from a firm representing the state of Pennsylvania.
Linda Kerns, who leads her own law firm in Philadelphia, said in a court filing Monday that she and two other lawyers reached agreement with the campaign that it’d be best if they withdrew from the case. Marc A. Scaringi will represent the Trump campaign, she said. Kerns didn’t provide a reason for the withdrawal request and there’s no indication her harassment complaint had anything to do with it.