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Trump wants to cite lawyers’ advice in DOJ’s Jan. 6 case. That could be risky.

Trump wants to cite lawyers’ advice in DOJ’s Jan. 6 case. That could be risky.

Oct 16 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump and his defense counsel in the U.S. Justice Department’s case accusing him of illegally attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election have repeatedly told television interviewers that Trump was merely following guidance he received from his lawyers, including a constitutional scholar. But asserting a formal advice-of-counsel defense carries some …

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