Article snippet: The disarray in MORE at a critical juncture in the Russia investigation, experts say. “It’s just astonishing where things stand,” said Harry Litman, a former deputy assistant attorney general who is now a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law. “You simply must have a strategy that you are following through on. He has literally nothing and, as far as we can tell, even the personnel decisions seem to be taken by watching Fox News.” The final catalyst for Dowd’s departure appears to have been the proposed hiring of Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. DiGenova has in the past suggested the FBI is trying to frame Trump with false accusations of conspiring with Russia. Victoria Toensing, a well-known attorney who is also diGenova’s wife and a partner in their legal firm, was also reported to be joining the team. But on Sunday, it became clear that the duo would not do so after all. A statement from Jay Sekulow, the most senior lawyer remaining on the outside team, cited “conflicts” that prevented diGenova and Toensing from representing the president in the Mueller matter. Reporting by The New York Times also suggested Trump lacked personal chemistry with the two lawyers upon meeting them. Trump, and the White House more broadly, have been sensitive about the suggestion that he is having difficulty fielding a top-flight legal team. At Tuesday’s media briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted that “the president has a high... Link to the full article to read more