Amid all the left-frothing, and the Blowjob Queen and Mouthanetti's desperate camera "bombing", I see that the usual twits completely missed the fact that COHEN HANDED THE PROSECUTION ITS ASS TODAY. The only reason the judge (Judge Kimba Wood) did NOT issue a restraining order against the prosecution, preventing it form examining Cohen's records seized in the Gestapo raid, is that she ORDERED EVERY DOCUMENT ETC. to be COPPIED, and GIVEN TO COHEN, for him to examine, and determine what he believes is protected by attorney/client privilege, which he will then present to the court for exclusion.
All this BEFORE the Gestapo is allowed to examine a SYLLABLE of it.
IOW....EXACTLY what he was seeking.
Link forthcoming...this is from earlier , before her final ruling today, and outlines the options before her ...(Judge Kimba Wood.)
Cohen Handed a WIN Today in Court
After an afternoon of pitched arguments over who should have the right to vet documents seized from President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, a federal judge in New York delayed a decision on whether to appoint an impartial “special master” to conduct the review.
U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood said that federal authorities who seized documents from the lawyer, Michael Cohen, would provide copies to Cohen’s team. A lawyer for Cohen said they could provide a list of proposed special masters by Tuesday. The government will also provide names.
privilege log is a document that gives information about evidence withheld on the basis of the attorney-client privilege, typically including the type of communication -- whether a letter, email or notes of a phone call -- along with the date and parties to the communication.
Trump’s lawyer, Hendon, acknowledged that privilege logs are “a real pain for everybody” but said they’re necessary to safeguard the privilege.
She argued that the attorney-client privilege has been recognized for more than 400 years and is one of the oldest legal privileges under common law. “It is a beacon to the world and to history,” she said. “Without it no client could speak freely with counsel, and no attorney could properly serve the client.”
The judge asked how long it would take for everything that was seized to be organized for review -- and how long Hendon’s client, the president, would have to devote to the task. McKay said that while some of the devices the FBI seized will need to be decrypted, most of the evidence could be posted “in a week or two.”
The government claims that for any communications between Cohen and Trump or another client, a so-called taint team will consult with lawyers for Cohen and Trump and try to reach agreement on whether particular documents are protected. Disputes will be brought to the court to determine the issue before the team investigating the case would have access to the documents.
McKay said that without a taint team, it could take a very long time for the defense to review the documents. He noted that in the Lynn Stewart case, there were just a few boxes and it took more than a year to complete the review.
Trump lawyer Hendon said she couldn’t estimate how long it would take to review the material until they know what has been seized. (Bob Van Voris and David Voreacos).
Cohen’s lawyers asked Wood to let them review the seized material first or, as a fallback, appoint a neutral special master to review evidence seized from Cohen. Trump’s lawyers didn’t support a special master.
“Mr. Cohen might have a legal degree, but this investigation and the search is largely focused on his private business dealings and his private financial dealings,” McKay said (David Voreacos and Chris Dolmetsch)
Cohen is asking for the review to be conducted by a court-appointed attorney. Trump will be represented by his own lawyer, Joanna Hendon, who has requested that the president be given a chance to review the seized materials, which includes more than a dozen electronic devices.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...s-in-n-y-court
And AFTER THAT, she ruled that EVERYTHING TAKEN, must be provided to Cohen, and the President's lawyers, BEFORE the government can start playing "Create a Crime"....again.