Global Courant
And then, in May, Parlatore quit after a long-running internal battle with one of Trump’s top aides.
Since then, you may have seen him talk on cable TV about why he left the Trump team and give his insights on the matter. But he didn’t sit down for an in-depth interview like you’re about to hear.
Parlatore stopped by Politico’s Arlington offices and spent the afternoon talking to Playbook co-author and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza about why he became a criminal defense attorney in the first place, the moral dilemmas he faced representing people whose he knew they were guilty. And, most importantly, what it was like to be on Trump’s legal team as Jack Smith and his prosecutors close in.
