[EL] Trump, Cohen, and the Limits of Privilege

[Schultz, David A.]

Hi all:

We may be shooting missiles at Syria but the legal problems of Trump and
his attorney persist, extending to questions about alleged collusion with
Russians in the 2016 campaign and payouts to several individuals to silence
them during the 2016 election.  Central to many of the lawsuits and
investigations are two claims of privilege--executive and attorney client.
My recent blog examines both of these privileges.  Take a look if you wish.

*Trump, Cohen, and the Limits of Privilege*
http://schultzstake.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-limits-of-two-privilegesexecutive.html

The limits of two privileges–executive and attorney/client–may determine
the fate and future of the Trump presidency.  But if Donald Trump and his
attorney Michael Cohen think that they can stand on the absolute nature of
these two privileges as final fire wires that prevent prosecutors and
attorneys from gaining access to potentially incriminating evidence, the
law is clearly against them....

-- 
David Schultz, Professor
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Department of Political Science
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