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Trump lawyer ordered to hand over notes in Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry

Evan Corcoran, pictured here in July last year. The ruling by the appeals court could mark a momentous moment in the criminal investigation.
Evan Corcoran, pictured here in July last year. The ruling by the appeals court could mark a momentous moment in the criminal investigation. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s main lawyer – who was involved in turning over classified-marked documents at the Mar-a-Lago resort to the justice department last year – must provide his notes and audio transcripts to the criminal investigation after a federal appeals court rejected twin efforts to block the order.

The US appeals court for the DC circuit on Wednesday rejected two separate appeals from the former president and his lawyer Evan Corcoran to stop a sealed order, piercing attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine protections issued in a court decision last week.

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