[Trump attorney Evan] Corcoran recently appeared before a grand jury as part of the classified documents search and asserted attorney-client privilege to refuse to answer certain questions.
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Prosecutors allegedly want Corcoran to answer more questions that he was previously able to avoid while using attorney-client privilege—an absolute protected privilege which keeps legal communications between a lawyer and their client confidential.
However, attorney-client privilege is voided under what is known as the crime-fraud exception, meaning it cannot be cited if a lawyer and his client are allegedly attempting to cover up or engage in a crime.
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Trump and his lawyers are accused of attempting to hinder the federal attempt to retrieve the sensitive materials removed from the White House in January 2021.
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Smith, who is also heading the criminal probe into the January 6 riot and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, recently subpoenaed former Vice President Mike Pence to testify under oath about the insurrection.
Pence said he will fight the special counsel subpoena, arguing that his role as president of the Senate on January 6, 2021, offers him protection from testifying under the Constitution's "speech or debate clause."
Newsweek
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