judge who signed search warrant of trump lawyer office

Can prosecutors execute a search warrant on a lawyer?

Apr 09, 2018 · A Magistrate Judge signed off on this. Federal magistrate judges (appointed by local district judges, not by the President) review search warrant applications. ... if a life-long Republican AUSA who was personally interviewed by Trump before appointment signs off on a warrant to search Trump's attorney's office, one can bet they had more ...

Did prosecutors execute a search warrant on Rudy Giuliani?

Apr 09, 2018 · By: Sara Kropf. On April 9, 2018, news broke that the FBI had raided the office of President Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen. Apparently the search was the result of referral from Special Counsel Mueller’s team to the SDNY U.S. Attorney’s Office. When I saw the news, my first thought was “wow, the prosecutor had to jump through a lot of hoops to get approval of that …

Why did the US Attorney General decide not to resign?

Mar 19, 2019 · The 19-page blacked-out section falls within the hundreds of pages of search warrant materials made public Tuesday by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. The ...

What does it mean that the F.B.I. got a search warrant?

It means that a federal magistrate judge looked at the information investigators had already gathered and agreed that Mr. Cohen probably possessed additional evidence of a federal crime.

What is lawyer-client privilege?

Most of the time, if someone possesses information that is relevant to getting at the truth about a suspected crime, the rules require that person to disclose such evidence, and prosecutors can use those facts in court.

Are all lawyer-client materials off limits?

No. In certain cases, lawyer-client materials do not receive special legal protections.

What if the government gets more than it should?

When the government seizes materials and sorts through them itself, it carries the risk that officials may see confidential files about unrelated cases or material that is covered by a valid claim of lawyer-client privilege. A defense lawyer could later use that to try to get a case dismissed.

Who is Giuliani's attorney?

On Wednesday afternoon, an attorney for Giuliani, Robert Costello, said the warrant described an investigation into possible violation of foreign lobbying laws and that it sought communications between Giuliani and people including a former columnist for The Hill, John Solomon. Costello said seven federal agents came to Giuliani's Manhattan ...

Who was Giuliani's assistant?

Costello said seven federal agents came to Giuliani's Manhattan apartment and additional agents served a warrant on Giuliani's Park Avenue office where they seized devices including a computer belonging to his assistant, Jo Ann Zafonte. Read More. Costello told CNN that Zafonte also received a subpoena to appear before a grand jury next month.

Who are Giuliani associates?

In 2019, two Giuliani associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were indicted on campaign finance charges stemming from an alleged straw donor scheme. Parnas and Fruman met with Giuliani, helping introduce him to Ukrainian officials. They have pleaded not guilty.

Did the FBI abuse the FISA process?

Turns out the FBI and Justice Department did abuse the FISA process, omit material information, and subvert justice, and the DOJ now has admitted it. This forthright admission by the Justice Department cuts against the story concocted by the Democrats about the legal merits of the Russia investigation.

Who is the FBI director for 2020?

Jan 30th, 2020 5 min read. The current FBI director, Christopher Wray, signed an affidavit attesting to the corrective actions the bureau is taking and will take to improve FISA accuracy. Drew Angerer / Staff / Getty Images.