Some have clamed up trying to use the lawyer- client ….crime-fraud privilege against testimony….
That does NOT hold if the converstaions helped promote a crimnal action…
It does appear that the length of the investigation involves a meticulous effort by the feds to cover EVERY angle they can in the Trump doucuments and Jan. 6 cases before criminal grand juries…
Donald Trump is in for the fight of his life one would think….
And for the Feds?
The Ex-President handle may be NOT be enough to save his ass….
Each legal battle over testimony could prove time-consuming. If charges are brought, prosecutors are required by law to be prepared to go to trial within 70 days. But it is very common in federal court for both sides to agree to extensions, and sometimes a year or more can pass between a charge being filed and a defendant going on trial.
“Smith knows how a calendar works,” said one lawyer involved with the Jan. 6 probe, who declined to be named to discuss sensitive matters. “This thing is going to be messy if he brings indictments, any way you cut it. But it’ll be particularly messy if you have trials going on in the middle of primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire.”
Former federal prosecutor Dan Shallman said he doubts Smith has stepped on the gas because of concerns about the campaign season, citing what he called the special counsel’s “well-earned” reputation for being fast and aggressive.
“They couldn’t care less that Trump is a candidate now — it may matter to political pundits, but not to Jack Smith,” said Shallman, who does not know Smith personally but has worked in similar legal circles. “Ultimately, the special counsel and his team will make charging decisions based on the facts and the law.”….
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There ARE ALSO TWO state criminal cases running with Trump’s name mentioned in them….