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Politics
Areeba Shah

Prof: Trump calls may land him in prison

A federal judge ordered Donald Trump's lawyer to testify before a grand jury investigating Trump's handling of classified documents after prosecutors found compelling evidence that the former president knowingly and deliberately misled his own attorneys about his retention of classified materials, according to ABC News. 

Chief D.C. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote last week that prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith's office had made a "prima facie showing that the former president had committed criminal violations," allowing attorney-client privileges asserted by two of his lawyers to be pierced, sources told ABC News. Trump's team appealed the order but their bid was quickly shot down.

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