There is an important lesson within the sixty-eight pages of the report recently released by the Senate Ethics committee regarding the investigation of former Senator John Ensign. Not all communications with attorneys are protected by the attorney-client privilege. When Members include staffers in communications with attorneys, they run the risk that the attorney-client privilege will not apply. To understand why, see the latest Question of Ethics.
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