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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: endicom on October 31, 2017, 11:39:54 pm

Title: Mueller got Manafort’s attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again.
Post by: endicom on October 31, 2017, 11:39:54 pm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-willing-to-use-suspects-lawyers-against-them/2017/10/31/6b09e98a-be6f-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.htmlWashington Post
Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky
Oct. 31, 2017

A little-noticed court filing unsealed this week as part of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s ongoing probe could have big consequences for his other targets — showing he’s willing to use suspects’ lawyers to provide evidence against them.

After unsealing a 12-count indictment against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, the U.S. District Court also unsealed an opinion from chief judge Beryl A. Howell saying one of Manafort’s former lawyers could be compelled to testify to the grand jury.

More... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-willing-to-use-suspects-lawyers-against-them/2017/10/31/6b09e98a-be6f-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.html
Title: Re: Mueller got Manafort’s attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again.
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on November 01, 2017, 06:57:33 pm
I wonder if this was before or after Manafort changed attorneys.   :pondering:
Title: Re: Mueller got Manafort’s attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again.
Post by: Cyber Liberty on November 01, 2017, 07:09:14 pm
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on November 01, 2017, 06:57:33 pm
I wonder if this was before or after Manafort changed attorneys.   :pondering:

Article says "one of Manfort's former lawyers," so that implies to me it's from before he changed attorneys.  :shrug:
Title: Re: Mueller got Manafort’s attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again.
Post by: endicom on November 01, 2017, 07:14:41 pm
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on November 01, 2017, 06:57:33 pm
I wonder if this was before or after Manafort changed attorneys.   :pondering:


I'm reading this as Mueller digging up a former lawyer, or lawyers, used for administrative work. The current lawyers should include criminal lawyers.