An attorney who represented President Trump during his second impeachment trial claims he has been 'cancelled' by a law school...
An attorney who represented President Trump during his second impeachment trial claims he has been 'cancelled' by a law school after they rescinded their offer to have him teach a class there.
David Schoen, 63, made the revelation during an interview on Newsmax Thursday night, but stopped short of naming the school.
'I had hoped to teach a law school class in the fall,' Schoen told network anchor Greg Kelly.
'I had been in talks with a law school about teaching a civil rights course. I've got 36 years of experience as a civil rights lawyer, working major cases. I love being around the students.'
However, Schoen says he contacted the school prior to accepting President Trump's offer to work on his trial team and administrators told him they would no longer be interested in having him join the faculty.
'I was told it would be [an impediment]. Some faculty and students would feel uncomfortable to have me on campus if I were getting involved in this case.
'I felt that was a sad commentary, quite frankly,' Schoen declared.
David Schoen claims he has been 'cancelled' by a law school after they rescinded their offer to have him teach a class after he represented President Trump during his second impeachment trial
'What's changed is the concept of liberalism. You know, liberalism used to favor the marketplace of ideas. They would want to hear all sides of the story. Everyone has something to bring to the table. Not anymore.'
He then stated: 'This cancel culture has become more radical than liberalism'.
Schoen, who is based in Alabama, graduated cum laude from Boston College of Law and holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University Law School.
Schoen runs his own law firm and is a member of the Bar in Alabama, New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Schoen has also been honored by the American Bar Association, receiving its national pro bono award, with members crediting him with 'accomplishing more through his litigation than any lawyer of his era to positively change the face of public institutions in the South.'
He even won praise from The New York Times while representing Trump during his impeachment trial earlier this month, where the former President was acquitted.
The publication claimed Schoen offered a 'spirited performance' that 'heartened' Trump.
'This cancel culture has become more radical than liberalism': Schoen spoke out on Newsmax Thursday
Trump isn't the only famous person whom Schoen has represented.
He was readying to defend Jeffrey Epstein when the New York financier was found dead in his cell in August 2019, in what Schoen insists was not suicide.
Schoen told The Atlanta Jewish Times that he became acquainted with Epstein about 11 years ago, when the financier sought his advice.
'Periodically, over the years, he's asked me a question or two. Over the past year, increasingly over the past six months, he turned to me for advice,' Schoen said, adding that Epstein wanted to be billed for that service, but he declined because, 'I wasn't sure where the relationship was going.'
'We came to an agreement during the course of that discussion,' said Schoen.
'We met for five hours on August 1. I said that I would want to meet with his team first to see how they felt about that. And then we would go forward. We mapped out a strategy going forward.
'He was upbeat and excited about going forward.'
Epstein was found dead in his prison cell 10 days later.
Schoen (pictured this month) was readying to defend Jeffrey Epstein when the New York financier was found dead in his cell in August 2019, in what Schoen insists was not suicide
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