Giuliani’s attorney
Robert J. Costello called the searches “legal thuggery,” saying that his client had been willing to answer questions about all of his non-privileged communications Trump.
Attorney-client privilege may be a major sticking point in how authorities handle whatever evidence may be on Giuliani’s newly-seized electronics. In the case of Trump’s former attorney
Michael Cohen, U.S. District Judge
Kimba Wood appointed former judge
Barbara Jones as a special master, tasked with determining which of the seized Cohen documents were subject to the attorney-client privilege.
CNN legal analyst
Jennifer Rodgers, who spent more than a decade as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), told Law&Crime that the crime-fraud exception will likely help the DOJ overcome some of those privilege protections as well.
US investigators raid home of Rudi Giuliani, lawyer who worked for Donald Trump 28 April 2021 - 21:49 By Reuters Rudolph Giuliani was the former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former US president Donald Trump. File photo. Image: REUTERS/Erin Scott
Federal investigators on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Manhattan apartment of Rudolph (Rudi) Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former US president Donald Trump, as they probe his business dealings with Ukraine.
A lawyer for Giuliani, Bob Costello, confirmed that a search warrant had been executed. Electronic devices were among the items seized, according to the New York Times. Giuliani, 76, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal investigators on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Manhattan apartment of Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former U.S. President Donald Trump, as they probe his business dealings with Ukraine.
A lawyer for Giuliani, Bob Costello, confirmed that a search warrant had been executed. Electronic devices were among the items seized, according to the New York Times. Giuliani, 76, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have been investigating Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, which included an investigation before the 2020 election into now-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s dealings in that country. The Bidens have denied wrongdoing.
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