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politics2 years ago

Trump Lawyer's Audio Recordings Could Seal Fate in Mar-a-Lago Investigation

A judge has ordered Donald Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, to hand over personal audio recordings and other documents to investigators as part of the classified documents investigation. Legal experts suggest that the transcriptions of these recordings could contain damning evidence that may bring down the former president. Corcoran is thought to be a key figure in the investigation, and the decision comes as Trump faces possible indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush payment probe. The Trump team can appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

via Newsweek|
#audio-recordings#classified-documents#crime-fraud-exception
politics2 years ago

Judge rules Trump used attorney to commit crime in classified docs probe.

A US district judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump committed a crime through his attorneys, allowing prosecutors to sidestep attorney-client privilege and order Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, to testify before a federal grand jury. The ruling was made in relation to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents and his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Trump's legal team has appealed the ruling, and the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has stayed the decision.

via NBC News|
#attorney-client-privilege#crime-fraud-exception#donald-trump
politics2 years ago

Trump Lawyer Ordered to Testify in Landmark Documents Inquiry

A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, must provide additional testimony before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's handling of classified documents. The Justice Department requested the testimony on the basis of the crime-fraud exception, which allows for claims of attorney-client privilege to be pierced in cases where it is suspected that a lawyer's legal services were rendered in the commission of a crime. Trump's attorneys are expected to appeal the ruling.

via ABC News|
#attorney-client-privilege#crime-fraud-exception#doj
politics2 years ago

Trump Lawyer Ordered to Testify in Documents Inquiry.

A federal judge has ruled that prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents can pierce assertions of attorney-client privilege and compel one of his lawyers, M. Evan Corcoran, to answer more questions before a grand jury. The judge found that the government had met the threshold for the crime-fraud exception, which allows prosecutors to work around attorney-client privilege when they have reason to believe that legal advice or legal services have been used in furthering a crime. The Justice Department has been examining whether Trump or his associates obstructed justice by failing to comply with repeated demands to return a trove of government material he took with him from the White House upon leaving office, including hundreds of documents with classified markings.

via The New York Times|
#attorney-client-privilege#classified-documents#crime-fraud-exception