And yet,
by Trump tweeting that excuse, he just may have blown the lid off 7000 pieces of evidence!American Civil Liberties Union attorney Joshua Block pointed out the potential issue with Trump's defense here.
"Asserting an '
advice of counsel' defense generally
constitutes a waiver of attorney client privilege,
Block tweeted. "Maybe the materials withheld by the special master Barbara Jones will eventually be turned over to SDNY after all."
"It is well understood that
raising an advice of counsel defense consequently waives attorney/client privilege," Stuart M. Gerson
wrote in The National Law Review. "Moreover, because a limited waiver of the privilege is rarely recognized, the door likely will open to an examination of any relevant communication between the party and the attorney, even beyond the area that encompasses the particular alleged advice of counsel at issue."
Recall:
Cohen and Trump went to great lengths earlier this year to keep several documents seized from Cohen's home, hotel, and offices protected by the attorney-client privilege. With no objections from counsel or the prosecution, Jonesa former judge
was appointed the special master in charge of making such determinations. Ultimately, Jones found over
7,000 privileged items amidst those materials seized by law enforcement,
according to the final special master report filed with the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
Those privilege designations could swiftly go the way of the dodo.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trumps-advice-of-counsel-tweets-trashing-michael-cohen-may-have-just-waived-attorney-client-privilege/Hahahaha !!!!!!!!!!