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The Justice Department successfully convinced a judge in Washington DC overseeing the Mar-a-Lago classified documents inquiry that Donald Trump used his lawyer to help him commit a crime - and now prosecutors and the Trump team are working overnight to make their case.
Judge Beryl Howell on Friday stepped down as the chief judge of the court, after serving her seven-year term.
In one of her final decisions she ruled that Evan Corcoran, a lawyer for Trump, should be forced to appear again before the grand jury investigating the Mar-a-Lago documents saga.
ABC News cited a source who said that the Justice Department provided compelling evidence as to why Corcoran should be forced back before the panel. CNN then confirmed ABC's reporting.
Corcoran appeared in January, and repeatedly used attorney-client privilege as a reason for not answering their questions.
Evan Corcoran, one of Trump's lawyers. Howell on Friday handed Corcoran's notes over to the Justice Department and found evidence that Trump had used Corcoran to help him commit a crime
Beryl Howell on Friday stepped down from her role as chief judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, at the end of her seven-year term. She remains on the
