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.”
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mary Trump's ominous warning about Donald Trump's 'retribution'Trump's legal scandals add to his 'street cred,' the former president's niece said.
Read more »
House Republican Rep. Buck to Ron DeSantis: Don’t ‘try to out-Trump Donald Trump’Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, offered some unsolicited advice Sunday to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate: do not attempt to “out-Trump Donald Trump.”
Read more »
Mary Trump shares 'first two things' people should know about Donald Trump'I never quite understood why [press outlets] continue to treat Donald Trump as a normal candidate,' the former president's niece said Sunday.
Read more »
Donald Trump’s campaign hit with blizzard of Twitter ‘community notes’Trump’s 2024 election campaign is already coming in for hits from Twitter’s new Community Notes — which provides fact checks or additional context to certainly high volume posts.
Read more »
What to know about the 3 other Donald Trump investigationsIn the coming months, Donald Trump’s mounting legal troubles could get even worse, with at least three investigations that could bring more criminal charges against him. From the New York Times.
Read more »
Donald Trump compares himself to Mona LisaThe 76-year-old billionaire – who served as the 45th US President between 2017 and 2021 – has likened his appeal to that of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, which hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Read more »