DOJ lawyer can't tell judge the grand jury materials weren't shared with foreign governments

[TidalWave46]

36. Campaign law wouldn't require this lawyer to tell the FEC...

If these documents were handed over to a foreign government.

I don't know the answer to the fifth. I don't think this lawyer would need to plea the fifth. Attorney client privilege would come first. Presumably, the lawyer hasn't committed a crime. And that is the natural presumption by judges. It should be.

Lawyers often lie in court. It's a time honored tradition. Even directly to a judge. Rarely does a judge do anything about it for a number of good reasons. The judge does have every right to do something about it. Something like this would probably be different but in the end the judge won't find out if it's a lie or even care. It's my understanding she has requested the question be answered by Friday. If it is answered, the judge would look past any lie that the lawyer might have taken part in. The reason it might be different is you often see judges take a more aggressive position about lawyers lying when a lot of eyes are on the situation. It's more to make a point.

Wish I had a better answer for your questions. It's not my area of expertise. I was a juror on a case once where a police officer and lawyer blatantly lied to the judge and jurors. Nothing was done to either of them. Thankfully, before I sent my scathing letter to the judge and local paper, I read up on lawyers lying in court. It was very educational and there is a lot of good material out there. I did end up sending my letter to the judge but not the paper. At the end of the day the lies were exposed in open court.

There is a poster here who is great at explaining these things. JBerry something or other. Wish I could remember their username. Maybe they will chime in.