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.”
Jones also reviewed the contents of two phones and one iPad.
“Out of 291,770 total items, 148 items are Privileged and/or Partially Privileged and that 7 items are Highly Personal,” she wrote in regards to those electronic devices.
Jones was appointed by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to decide what falls under attorney-client privilege and thus will be off limits to federal prosecutors. Cohen has not yet been charged, but has been confirmed as being under federal investigation.
