Federal Judge Orders Hearing to Determine Fate of Key Evidence in Trump Classified Documents Case
A federal judge in Florida has ordered an additional hearing to consider tossing out key evidence in the classified documents case against Donald Trump. The evidence includes notes taken by Trump's former attorney, Evan Corcoran, regarding conversations about classified materials, which prosecutors have relied on. A Washington DC judge previously ruled the notes were not protected by attorney-client privilege as Trump allegedly used his lawyer to further a crime. The hearing will address "pertinent factual disputes" around the evidence and determine if it was improperly obtained. The judge will also examine potential "ambiguities" in the FBI search warrant about what classified records agents were authorized to seize.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02A federal judge in Florida has ordered an additional hearing to consider tossing out
00:07key evidence in the classified documents case against Donald Trump.
00:10The evidence in question includes notes taken by Trump's former attorney, Evan Corcoran,
00:15regarding conversations about classified materials which prosecutors have relied on.
00:20A Washington, D.C. judge previously ruled the notes were not protected by attorney-client
00:24privilege, as Trump allegedly used his lawyer to further a crime.
00:27The hearing will address pertinent factual disputes around the evidence and determine
00:31if it was improperly obtained.
00:33The judge will also examine potential ambiguities in the FBI search warrant about what classified
00:38records agents were authorized to seize.
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