The Trump Lawyer at the Center of the Case: Evan Corcoran

Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by former President Donald Trump to defend him against a federal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents, is now a central figure in the U.S. Justice Department's criminal case against Trump. Corcoran was not charged in the indictment unsealed on Friday, but is presented as a key Trump confidant who was deceived by the former president as he allegedly sought to stymie Justice Department efforts to recover classified documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida after leaving the White House in January 2021.