As Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups faces federal charges connected to an alleged rigged underground poker game , he will do so with new representation.

The embattled Blazers coach has hired prominent trial lawyer Marc Mukasey to represent him in federal court, two sources with knowledge of the situation told The Oregonian/OregonLive, bolstering his legal team with notoriety and experience handling high-profile cases.

Mukasey, the founding partner of the boutique law firm Mukasey Young LLC, specializes in white-collar litigation and has represented President Donald Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, among other notable figures. One of Mukasey’s more famous cases came in 2019, when he defended Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher against murder charges and earned

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