Trump could be forced to turn over private communications with his attorneys — or lose his key defense.

“If Trump plans to use advice of counsel defense at trial in election interference case, he waives attorney-client privilege and must turn over documents to prosecution. He can’t have it both ways,”

  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Such great news.

    Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance predicted that Trump will have a “heavy lift convincing the judge to permit him to use an advice of counsel defense at trial.”

    “Among other things, because you can’t rely on the advice of your co-conspirators, even if they’re lawyers,” she wrote. “If the Judge rules against him, it can’t be mentioned at trial.”