The federal government has received more than 1.3 million items belonging to Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for President Trump.
Special master Barbara Jones, who was appointed by U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood, made the disclosure in a court filing Monday.
Jones was appointed to review the roughly 4 million files seized by the FBI from Cohen’s home, apartment, and office in early April.
Cohen is under federal investigation and has not been charged. He sued on April 13 to block prosecutors from being able to look at and use materials he says fall under attorney-client privilege.
Cohen, who once said he would “take a bullet” for Trump, hinted to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Monday morning that he is prepared to flip on the president.
“Once I understand what charges might be filed against me, if any at all, I will defer to my new counsel, Guy Petrillo, for guidance,” Cohen said, adding later, “To be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter and my son, and this country have my first loyalty.”
The judge in the case, located in the Southern District of New York, said in June that the Trump Organization has until Thursday to review the last of the files seized by the FBI.
The organization had wanted until July 11, saying it had received 22,000 documents on June 20, and additional audio files and documents on June 22.
