Dec 08, 2017 · 07:20. When appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Donald Trump Jr. cited attorney-client privilege to avoid answering questions about a conversation with his father related to the ...
Nov 30, 2021 · Justin Clark, an attorney for Donald Trump, reportedly struggled on Tuesday after an appeals court judge asked him why the former president has more authority than the current president when it ...
For Trump and Cohen, attorney-client privilege goes only so far Under Justice Department policy, a search warrant of a lawyer's office is so serious it usually requires approval of a U.S. attorney ...
Federal prosecutors may have executed this search warrant for the premises of an attorney because Cohen may be a subject of an investigation. But, as an attorney, he is also engaged in the practice of law on behalf of clients — clients whose privileged materials are now in the possession of federal agents.
Cohen's office potentially contains documents and communications to all his clients — not just Trump — that are privileged and confidential. The documents must be reviewed for privilege claims, and privileged documents are supposed to be returned to the attorney from whom they were seized.