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October 20, 2022

U.S. Judge Says Trump Knowingly Signed Off on False Numbers in Election Fraud Suit
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A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump's former lawyer John Eastman to
turn over 33 new documents to the House committee investigating the
January 6 insurrection. U.S. District Judge David Carter says one of the
requested emails shows that Trump knew the voter fraud numbers his team
alleged in the Georgia election results were not true, yet signed off on
their use in a voter fraud lawsuit anyway. Judge Carter said the
documents are not protected by attorney-client privilege since they
relate to a possible crime. This comes after special master Judge
Raymond Dearie expressed doubts earlier this week that materials seized
by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were privileged and could be withheld from a
Justice Department investigation.


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