In his own response, however, Woodward makes no mention of any duty of loyalty to a former client. The Government specifically informed Mr. Woodward that the Government believed Trump Employee 4 had information that would incriminate Nauta. According to Mr. Woodward, he did not have reason to believe his concurrent representation of Trump Employee 4 and Nauta raised a conflict of interest. Woodward seems to suggest that Taveras has waived his privilege because he told prosecutors what advice Woodward had given him. [I]t is noteworthy that in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia the Special Counsel’s Office has taken precisely the opposite position with respect to privileged communications.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2023 04:28 UTC