Three of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have recently appeared before a federal grand jury investigating his mishandling of classified documents and investigators wish to bring not less than considered one of the lawyers back for further questioning, in accordance with a report.
Trump lawyer Alina Habba reportedly appeared before the Washington, DC-based grand jury last month, in accordance with CNN.
Habba is the third member of Trump’s legal team – joining Evan Corcoran and Christina Bobb – that has testified before the panel investigating the 76-year-old former commander-in-chief for obstruction and criminal violations of the Presidential Records Act, the news outlet reports.
Habba has been Trump’s lead attorney in Recent York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil case against the previous president and his family for alleged financial fraud.
CNN reported that Habba personally searched Trump properties for Trump Organization documents that James issued a subpoena for, but didn’t find any.
Her search included looking though Trump’s residence and personal office at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., that was raided by the FBI in August of last 12 months.
Corcoran and Bobb are believed to have played a bigger role in Trump’s mishandling of classified materials.
Corcoran drafted an announcement signed by Bobb in June that declared that Trump’s team had fully complied with a subpoena in search of classified documents being housed at Mar-a-Lago. The FBI recovered a whole lot of pages of classified material after its search two months later.
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to force Corcoran to offer additional testimony, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Prosecutors allege that Corcoran was utilized by Trump in furtherance of against the law or fraud, which might overcome the shield of attorney-client privilege, in accordance with the news outlet.
Special counsel Jack Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November, is leading two federal investigations into the previous president.
