Appeals Court Backs DOJ Forcing TrumpAttorney to hand over documents
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On Wednesday, an appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn a Friday ruling that required his attorney to hand over documents relating to Mar-a-Lago. Left-leaning articles highlight that the decision is a win for the Justice Department, which has long investigated the hoarding of the classified documents, while right-leaning articles highlight that the decision comes at a time when Trump is embroiled in a separate legal investigation.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with special counsel Jack Smith and a lower court ruled that Trump’s legal team must relinquish documents relating to a probe about the mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago. The opinion determined that the Justice Department presented “sufficient evidence that his legal advice may have been in furtherance of a crime” which allows the piercing of the client-attorney privilege.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that the appeals court ruling represents a win for the Justice Department which has been investigating for months the hoarding of classified documents at Trump’s Florida residence and why his lawyers have resisted calls to turn them over to the federal government. At the center of the investigation is Trump’s lawyer M. Evan Corcoran who made a statement last year erroneously claimed that a “diligent search” had been conducted at his client’s residence.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that the recent appeals court decision comes amid a time when the former president is embroiled in a separate legal battle with the Manhattan district attorney’s office over his alleged hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. In addition, the appeals court stayed the ruling compelling Corocoran to testify before a federal grand jury on the classified documents held at Mar-a-Lago.