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The Trump-Manafort Joint Defense Agreement: Urban Legend or Reality?

What is a JDA? What protections does it provide to its members? What Rules of Professional Conduct govern it? How is the JDA affected by the subsequent cooperation of one of its members?

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Ellen C. Brotman of BrotmanLaw. Ellen C. Brotman of BrotmanLaw.

Let’s start here: the government begins a grand jury investigation of an organization, say a political campaign. Certain campaign employees receive grand jury subpoenas to testify in front of the grand jury. Other employees receive “target letters” from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, informing them that they are targets of a grand jury investigation. Based on the potential criminal exposure of each witness and target, the campaign’s counsel decides who needs individual counsel and who can be jointly represented. A team of defense lawyers is assembled. The lawyers meet to discuss the case and enter into a joint defense agreement (JDA).

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