[4] He took a leave during January 2020 to serve as Senator Cory Booker's special counsel during the first impeachment of Donald Trump.
[2] After leaving the government, Platkin joined Lowenstein Sandler as Partner in the white collar and business litigation groups.
Norcross has long been the subject of controversies and multiple prior investigations by both federal and state officials, but no charges had ever been filed.
Norcross then decided to hold his impromptu press conference outside the building instead, and saying in response to the indictment: "I want[ed] to witness an extraordinary embarrassment and outrageous conduct from a government official who stands up there and tries to act like he’s holier than thou."
Norcross then demanded Platkin try the case himself, along with calling the state Attorney General a "coward" and told him to "Buckle up.