Judge selects special master for attorney-client privilege review in Giuliani case

Published June 4, 2021 10:53pm ET



A federal judge agreed to appoint the same special master from the government’s case against Michael Cohen in 2018 to review whether materials seized from the homes and offices of Rudy Giuliani and Victoria Toensing are subject to attorney-client privilege.

The judge announced the appointment of Barbara Jones, a former judge for the Southern District of New York, on Friday, marking the latest development of the federal investigation into whether the former New York City mayor violated foreign lobbying laws.

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