A federal judge ruled Friday that a lawyer for former President Donald Trump must testify in an investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents.
She also turned over the lawyer’s personal memo to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Daily Beast.
Chief Justice Beryl Howell ruled that the DOJ could question Evan Corcoran in his final act before being replaced by another office. Corcoran is representing the former president in an investigation into alleged mishandling of documents by the DOJ. CNN I got it Friday.
A source told CNN that Howell determined prosecutors had met “the Corcoran Criminal Fraud Exception Threshold.”
Reuters report In February, Corcoran hired his own attorney after testifying before a grand jury in January in connection with the documentary investigation.
A spokesman for Trump’s legal team claimed the move showed the weakness of the prosecution’s case, according to CNN.
“Whenever prosecutors target lawyers, it’s usually a good sign that their underlying case is very weak. There will be no need to play games. All Americans have the right to consult an attorney and have a frank discussion – which promotes compliance with the law,” the spokesman said.
Politico reported that on the same Friday Howell issued the order, she resigned from her position as chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The outlet noted that other members of the federal court, including Howell’s successor, Judge James Boasburg, “toasted and sometimes roasted” her, taking particular interest in her verdict in cases involving Trump. I had.
“What a fascinating problem!” Judge Paul Friedman, “the most senior lawyer in the court,” said Politico. “We all want to read her opinion, but we can’t.”
Trump consistently rejected Since his home in Mar-a-Lago was raided in August, a statement that month said all the materials in question had been declassified and authorities simply requested documents rather than conducting a raid. He said he should have been able to
