Embattled Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner plans to hold a press conference Wednesday with controversial attorney Ramsey Clark, according to Turner's campaign website.

Turner, a Roxbury member of the Green-Rainbow Party, currently faces federal charges of conspiracy, accepting a $1,000 bribe and lying to federal officials.

Clark is a controversial figure with a history of criticizing the United States government despite rising to fame as the U.S. Attorney General under President Lyndon Johnson. Following his tenure as Attorney General, Clark became a hero of the anti-Vietnam War movement. In 2008, Clark was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Prize.

The release does not say whether Clark will represent Turner in his impending trial. Instead, it simply says that Clark is in Boston "to voice his support in the defense of Chuck Turner and demand that the government immediately drop the frame-up charges."  Clark will focus on the U.S. Attorney and FBI's role in the case, which the release says is "politically motivated."

Clark's career, however, has been marked by controversy. In 2004 Clark signed on to Saddam Hussein's legal defense team when he was tried in a special tribunal. He criticized the court, claiming it was a manifestation of the U.S. military. It wasn't the first time Clark has been at odds with the United States, he also counseled Slobodan Milosevic during his trial for war crimes and Liberian leader Charles Taylor, who continues to face charges of crimes against humanity.