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The Washington Post reports:
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to appoint an outside lawyer to review the records seized from Rudolph W. Giuliani — echoing the Justice Department’s pursuit of a criminal case against a previous attorney for former president Donald Trump, Michael Cohen.
In a letter unsealed Tuesday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan asked U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken to appoint what’s known as a special master to examine evidence taken late last month from the former New York mayor’s home and office.
It is not that unusual for authorities in a case involving lawyers’ records to use a “filter” or “taint” team to review seized material and decide what information is relevant to the warrant and keep separate any information that is covered by attorney-client privilege.
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The Justice Department told a federal judge it hasn’t yet started reviewing materials the FBI seized from ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. It asked a court to appoint a special master to review the “unusually sensitive privilege issues” that its investigation could implicate. pic.twitter.com/xddpdo3Mns
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