The special master charged with deciding which materials seized from Michael Cohen’s office are protected by attorney-client privilege will give an update to a court in New York next week, according to the Trump administration.
The special master was appointed by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to sift through the materials and decide what is and is not protected under attorney-client privilege. Cohen’s office was raided for documents by the FBI in April, an event that was related to the charges brought forward against Cohen by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Cohen has not yet been charged with anything, though he is under federal criminal investigation.
The court will likely also hear from Michael Avenatti, who is arguing to be allowed into the case. Avenatti represents Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who allegedly had an affair with Trump in 2016.
Though this case in New York is separate from the Daniels nondisclosure case, Avenatti has asked to be admitted to it pro hac vice because Cohen reportedly has files in his possession related to Daniels.
Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 before Election Day to stay quiet, and she is currently suing him to get out of a nondisclosure she signed about her alleged sexual encounter.
