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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Wed Nov 1, 2017, 01:05 AM Nov 2017

Mueller got Manaforts attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again.

Typically, such information is protected by attorney-client privilege — a bedrock principle of U.S. legal practice that says a lawyer must keep confidential what they are told by their clients.

There are some exceptions to that confidentiality, including in instances where a suspect may have lied to his or her lawyer, causing that lawyer to unwittingly lie to the government. Howell ruled that in Manafort's case, the exception applied and the attorney could be called to testify before the grand jury.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mueller-got-manafort%E2%80%99s-attorney-to-speak-against-him-once-he-may-try-the-tactic-again/ar-AAuhTN8?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

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