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Attorney-client privilege, as cited by Trump, isn’t absolute

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents were treading on sensitive, but not new, legal ground when they raided the office of President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and seized records about a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, among other topics. Such raids are unusual because of attorney-client privilege: protections for discussions between a client ...