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politics2 years ago•3 min saved

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.

via Reuters.com|

#classified-documents #donald-trump #evan-corcoran

politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Trump's top attorney recuses himself from Mar-a-Lago case.

Attorney Evan Corcoran has recused himself from representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel investigation related to the Mar-a-Lago documents after testifying for investigators. Corcoran continues to represent Trump on other matters, including the January 6, 2021, investigation. He testified twice to the grand jury and turned over documents. Prosecutors sought to ask Corcoran about his direct interactions with Trump regarding a May 2022 subpoena for all classified records in the former president’s possession, the subsequent search for classified records, and about conversations they’d had when the Trump Organization received a separate subpoena for surveillance video of the club.

via CNN|

#donald-trump #evan-corcoran #grand-jury

politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Trump associates face legal jeopardy in ongoing investigations.

Trump's attorney Evan Corcoran appeared before a grand jury investigating the former president's handling of classified documents after an appeals court rejected his efforts to overturn the court order requiring his testimony. Corcoran had handed over 38 classified documents to the Justice Department in June 2022 in response to a subpoena for any remaining classified materials. However, the FBI executed a search warrant of the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida in August 2022 and found about 100 more classified documents.

via The Hill|

#classified-documents #evan-corcoran #grand-jury

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

Trump's Fate Hangs in the Balance as Grand Jury Deliberates.

Former President Donald Trump's attorney, Evan Corcoran, is expected to give testimony or other evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., while the Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing testimony that could lead to a criminal charge against Trump is off Friday. Trump faces potential criminal charges related to the Stormy Daniels hush money payment and is the target of a federal criminal probe related to efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden and his actions surrounding the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot by his supporters. In an ominous social media post, Trump suggested there could be "death & destruction" if he is hit with criminal charges.

via CNBC|

#capitol-riot #criminal-charges #donald-trump

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

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•2 min saved

Trump Accused of Deliberately Misleading Attorneys in Classified Docs Probe

Prosecutors claim that former President Donald Trump lied to his attorneys about the documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago estate. A judge ruled that investigators can break the attorney-client privilege between Trump and his lawyer Evan Corcoran, who has become a central subject of the Mar-a-Lago probe. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on the ruling and requested additional material from the government and Trump’s legal team. Corcoran was ordered to comply with investigators’ request to question him regarding six different topics previously guarded by the attorney-client privilege. There are criminal investigations against Trump, and he has been advised to distance himself from Corcoran.

via Rolling Stone|

#attorney-client-privilege #criminal-investigation #evan-corcoran

politics2 years ago•4 min saved

Federal Judge Orders Trump Lawyer's Testimony in Documents Probe.

On her final day as chief judge in the District of Columbia, Beryl Howell handed over former President Donald Trump's lawyer Evan Corcoran's notes to federal prosecutors, potentially planting the seeds for a future constitutional challenge. Howell deemed the notes evidence of a crime involving Trump improperly hoarding classified documents after he left office. Corcoran's professional notes about private communications with his client were turned over to Judge Howell, who was conducting an "in camera review." Federal prosecutors have been exploring criminal charges against Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, defrauding the nation and its courts with bogus election fraud conspiracies, and the way he refused to return classified documents kept at his South Florida oceanside estate of Mar-a-Lago long after leaving the White House.

via The Daily Beast|

#beryl-howell #classified-documents #doj

politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Testify in Classified Documents Probe

A federal judge has ruled that Evan Corcoran, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, cannot use attorney-client privilege to avoid answering questions in the criminal investigation of Trump's mishandling of classified documents. Corcoran is one of at least three Trump attorneys who have reportedly appeared before the federal grand jury. The judge's ruling comes after a report that at least two dozen Mar-a-Lago staffers have received subpoenas as part of the investigation. Prosecutors allege that Corcoran was used by Trump in furtherance of a crime or fraud, which would overcome the shield of attorney-client privilege.

via New York Post |

#attorney-client-privilege #classified-documents #donald-trump

politics2 years ago•4 min saved

Trump Lawyer Corcoran Ordered to Testify in Classified Documents Case

A federal judge has ruled that Evan Corcoran, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, must testify before a grand jury about Trump's possession of classified documents after leaving office. Corcoran had refused to answer investigators' questions, citing attorney-client privilege, but the judge agreed with prosecutors that there were grounds for a "crime-fraud exception." The scope of the questions Corcoran must answer is not yet clear, and Trump's team is expected to appeal the decision. The investigation is looking into whether Trump or anyone around him mishandled classified documents or obstructed efforts to retrieve them.

via The Washington Post|

#classified-documents #donald-trump #evan-corcoran

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Trump's Fate in the Hands of Judge with Ties to Kavanaugh.

A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump's attorney, Evan Corcoran, to provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents. Corcoran has the potential to become one of the most crucial witnesses in special counsel Jack Smith's criminal investigation into possible mishandling of classified records after the Trump presidency and obstruction of justice. The decision hands Trump yet another loss under seal in court as his team and allies have tried to hold off Smith's investigators from learning about direct conversations the former president had with some of his closest advisers.

via CNN|

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