Donald Trump has reportedly parted ways with lawyers who were set to represent him in his upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate.
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barberi were due to represent the former president during his trial - which begins on 8 February.
Parting ways was reportedly a mutual decision.
AP is reporting two former federal prosecutors from South Carolina, Greg Harris and Johnny Gasser, have also left his team.
It has been suggested they were unwilling to defend Mr Trump on the basis of alleged election fraud.
North Carolina attorney Josh Howard has also left, CNN reports.
It is therefore currently unclear who will represent Mr Trump during the trial.
In response to reports, Trump advisor Jason Miller tweeted: “We have done much work, but have not made a final decision on our legal team, which will be made shortly.”
Mr Trump is to be trialled for incitement to insurrection. He is accused of inciting a mob that stormed Congress after he repeated false claims of election fraud.
Senators will be asked whether to convict him on the charge following events at the US Capitol on 6 January, when five people died.
Mr Trump is the first president in history to be impeached twice. In 2019 he was acquitted after being impeached by the House over his dealings with Ukraine.
It is likely he will be acquitted again.
45 out of 50 Senate Republicans voted this week to consider stopping the trial before it even started. This was on grounds presidents cannot face impeachment once they have left office.
A total of 17 Republican senators would need to break rank and vote alongside the 50 Democrats to convict the president.
The move would potentially prevent Mr Trump from ever running for federal office again.
It comes following reports that Mr Trump was considering forming a new political party, in an effort to have influence after his presidency White House.
