Michael Cohen case: Few items seized by FBI fall under attorney-client privilege, special master finds

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The court-appointed special master reviewing the materials belonging to President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen that were seized by the FBI in April released an initial report Monday, saying only a small fraction of them fall under attorney-client privilege.

According to court documents, Barbara Jones reviewed eight boxes of hard copy materials, which she said contained “639 total items consisting of 12,543 pages.” Of these, Jones found “14 items are Privileged and/or Partially Privileged” and “3 items are not privileged.”

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