Comey now claiming that the 'friend' he illegally leaked classified document to is his personal 'attorney'

January 24, 2018, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by Rightwire:
Just from my own dealings in business, the statement ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION must be in the subject line of emails, in the email body, and the attorney or record must be in the To: or CC: for that to hold.

I don't think you can send something, then later claim it privileged. Our in house legal beagles may disagree.

It’s a good idea, certainly does no harm but is not required. It is only a claim, not determinative. For the privilege to hold up, it has to meet all the requirements.

Wikipedia summarizes itvgenerally as:

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The asserted holder of the privilege is (or sought to become) a client; and

The person to whom the communication was made:

is a member of the bar of a court, or a subordinate of such a member, and

in connection with this communication, is acting as an attorney; and

The communication was for the purpose of securing legal advice.[4]

There are a number of exceptions to the privilege in most jurisdictions, chief among them:

the communication was made in the presence of individuals who were neither attorney nor client, or was disclosed to such individuals,

the communication was made for the purpose of committing a crime or tort,

the client has waived the privilege (for example by publicly disclosing the communication).

It more complicated in real life, but this is the gist of it.

Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown