On the common law principle of attorney-client privilege. Judge-made law of court practice.
A lawyer representing Trump said told Judge Kimba Wood at the hearing that she is worried about the plan by prosecutors to have a "taint team" of independent federal lawyers review the material to determine what information from the raids is permissible for disclosure to prosecutors who are actually handling the case. Some, if not all, of that material relates to Trump.Trump lawyer Michael Cohen wants to review evidence the FBI seized from him before prosecutors canFederal prosecutors "would not be my first choice for that role," said Trump's lawyer, Joanna Hendon, who revealed that the president had only hired her for the case two full days after the raids on Cohen's office and hotel room.
Hendon said she believed "my client," Trump, "should be allowed" to make arguments about who will get to review the evidence seized from Cohen. Hendon said the privilege in the attorney-client privilege belongs to Trump, not to Cohen.
Hendon said she had seen neither Cohen's sealed motion, nor the response to it filed Friday by prosecutors. She noted "the exceptional nature of my client," and her concern that Trump's interests could be damaged if the review of Cohen's files is mishandled.
Judge Kimba Wood, former playmate, withdrew nomination for AG under Bill Clinton because “she had employed an illegal immigrant as a baby sitter before it became illegal to do so”.
I knew her name rang a bell. Can she be fair? Maybe ticked off his WH withdrew her nomination.