Conservative lawyer John Eastman seeks to keep 3,200 documents from January 6 committee
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Washington — Conservative attorney John Eastman is seeking to shield more than 3,200 documents totaling 36,106 pages from the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, he disclosed in a new court filing Monday, asserting attorney-client privilege over the records with respect to his work for former President Donald Trump and his presidential campaign.
Eastman told U.S. District Judge David Carter in the status report filed as part of his ongoing legal dispute with the House panel that investigators objected to "every claim" of attorney-client privilege and work-product protection that he asserted over the pages. Carter will now review the disputed documents and decide whether they should be turned over to the select committee.
Politico first reported the records Eastman is seeking to keep from House investigators.
