New Turtle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:33 pm
They also want the Very Special Master to have access to the unredacted affidavit that shows the witness names.
Someone posted Trump's motion for a special master. It included that the SM
and "the movant" (Trump himself) should be given an unredacted copy. If that were to happen, anyone named in the affidivit can expect to be doxed and harassed, bigly.
IANAL, but I don't see the need for the SM or Trump to see that affidavit at this time. If/when he is indicted, it may be appropriate for his lawyers to see it in order to try to contest the validity of the search warrant.
I'm also sure that Trump considers any communication between himself and the Attorney General to be privileged, on the grounds that the AG was his lawyer. AFAIK, it is well settled law that the AG is the lawyer for the United States, not the President. There may be other forms of legally enforceable privilege or confidentiality that apply to the relationship between the AG and POTUS, but not attorney/client privilege.