As Donald Trump rails against his classified documents scandal, prosecutors now have their hands on his lawyer's behind-the-scenes notes. As stevebenen writes, it's no wonder the former president seems so afraid of the investigation.
— told investigators that she did not draft the statement she signed. Rather, Bobb said it was another Trump attorney, Corcoran, who both drafted the statement and told her to sign it.
A legal fight soon followed over attorney-client privilege: Special council Jack Smith’s office wanted Corcoran to testify and share information related to his work for Trump, while the lawyer claimed his work must be shielded. Trump’s defense attorney : A federal appeals court ruled in March that Corcoran had to cooperate with the investigation because of the “crime-fraud exception”: Attorney-client privilege doesn’t apply when legal services might’ve been used in furthering a crime., which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, indicating that the special counsel’s office now has Corcoran’s documents, spanning a key period of time from last spring and summer.
“The level of detail in [Corcoran’s] recording is said to have angered and unnerved close aides to Mr. Trump, who are worried it contains direct quotes from sensitive conversations,” the article added. The Times went on to note that Corcoran’s private notes “will likely play a central role as Mr. Smith and his team move toward concluding their investigation and turn to the question of whether to bring charges against Mr. Trump. They could also show up as evidence in a courtroom if a criminal case is ultimately filed and goes to trial.”
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