Judge Kimba Woods mistake has already tainted the case in her court

William Jacobson:
“Why should [prosecutors] get to read Sean Hannity’s communications with Michael Cohen? They shouldn’t.”

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Jacobson: Well, I don’t think there is. One of the most troubling things that was reported that the judge said in court yesterday, was that she trusts the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office. Well, that’s not supposed to be the way we operate. Whether you trust the prosecutors or you don’t, you need protection for attorney-client information. Sean Hannity, as far as we know, has nothing to do with any of the potential crimes that Michael Cohen’s being investigated for. His confidential material should not be read by anybody.

I think that allowing a so-called, they call it a “taint team,” that the FBI will insert a special team, or the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a special team of people who have no role in the investigation, their only role is to supposedly objectively come in and review this material. Why should they get to read Sean Hannity’s communications with Michael Cohen? They shouldn’t. I think that’s one of the objections, that by allowing a search warrant of an entire law office file — now there’s a dispute how much Michael Cohen was really practicing law, but clearly when it comes to Sean Hannity it appears he was. Why should anybody get to see that, whether they’re a “taint team” or they’re anybody else?
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As someone who started practicing law in 1971, I can't tell you how many calls I got from friends or acquaintances asking questions about their situation.  Many times I referred them to lawyers who specialized in their situation.  It is just a normal part of being a lawyer and it does not imply that the caller or the attorney did anything wrong. 

Unless the FBI has some probable cause that Hannity was involved in criminal activity with the attorney, not even their taint team should see any such records.  I don't think there was any such evidence in this case.  The judge has tainted her own record if she allows them to see these records.

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