WASHINGTON — Evan Corcoran, a member of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, has stopped working on the federal criminal investigation into alleged mishandling of classified documents in light of his recent appearance before a grand jury, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Corcoran went before a federal grand jury in Washington in late March after he and Trump unsuccessfully argued to stop Justice Department Special Jack Smith’s office from compelling him to comply with a subpoena in the documents probe.
His recusal is related to attorney ethics rules that broadly bar lawyers from working on a trial where they’re likely to be a witness and that deal with conflicts of interest, according to the person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
