It's a fair criticism from the judge, imo. Avenatti is a major showboat. I mean, he's an effective one who has helped break some massive stories about Cohen's lies, crimes, and indiscretions, but his highly public activism would ultimately damage the credibility of the federal investigation if he were to become a primary player in the criminal case against Cohen.
As a loyal Wapo subscriber I can clarify that is the number that have been flagged by Cohen's lawyers for review by the special master
As part of the probe, federal agents seized Cohen’s records and documents on April 9, prompting a legal fight over who would get access to the materials and when. Cohen and Trump both argued that their attorneys should get to review the materials to see what is privileged before investigators get them. Wood appointed Barbara Jones, a former federal judge, as special master to go over the documents before they are turned over to federal prosecutors.
Jones wrote in a filing submitted Tuesday night that after her reviews so far, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has been given access to more than 292,000 items, and more than 1 million items “not designated privileged or highly personal” were expected to be released Wednesday.
Attorneys for Cohen and Trump had said many of the seized documents and records could be protected by attorney-client privilege. Jones noted that so far, only 252 items had been flagged as privileged by attorneys for Trump or Cohen, and she said she expected to make a recommendation about those materials by Monday.
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