May 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has retained attorney and longtime friend Marc Kasowitz to represent him in the special counsel investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the election, two White House officials said.
Kasowitz, a partner in the New York legal firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, has known Trump for decades and represented him in numerous cases, including those involving his divorce records, real estate transactions and allegations of fraud at Trump University, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.