Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz. Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity.

Former independent counsel Ken Starr and lawyer Alan Dershowitz will join US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial defense team led by White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump attorney Jay Sekulow, Trump’s legal team and a source said on Friday.

Trump adviser Pam Bondi and former independent counsel Robert Ray will also be on the team, according to the source who is familiar with the team’s composition.