Orange Defendant moves to assert advice-of-counsel defense without actually waiving attorney client privilege in Manhattan trial - National Zero

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Orange Defendant moves to assert advice-of-counsel defense without actually waiving attorney client privilege in Manhattan trial - National Zero

Lawyers for disgraced former President Trump on Tuesday notified Judge Juan Merchan that they intend to assert an advice of counsel defense in the upcoming Stormy Daniels hush money payoff trial, except that it’s not “formal” in that he doesn’t want to waive attorney-client privilege between himself and whichever lawyer he claims gave him the bad advice that led to the indictment. “While President Trump intends to elicit evidence concerning the …