Meet the man defending Trump's political adversaries [View all]

As President Donald Trump continues to order federal firings, investigations, and other sweeping acts of retribution, there is one man you can expect to be at the other end of the faceoff: Abbe Lowell.

The 73-year-old white collar defense and trial attorney has repeatedly appeared in the national spotlight, defending a sizable roster of high-profile Washingtonians on both sides of the isle that range from Trump's perceived enemies to the president's own family and inner circle.

"I have basically challenged the overreach of federal agencies in every administration since Ronald Reagan's. Didn't matter whether it's a Democratic or Republican administration. If the government overreaches, then [the] lawyer's job is to put the government in the right place," Lowell said on MSNBC earlier this month.

But more recently, his focus has homed in on tackling Trump.

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