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Evan Corcoran, who has represented Trump in interactions with
the government over presidential records taken to his Mar-a-Lago
resort, has turned to Michael Levy, a prominent white-collar
lawyer in Washington, according to people familiar with the
matter.
Levy was hired by Corcoran's law firm, Silverman Thompson
Slutkin & White, to represent Corcoran in the probe, according
to one of the people.
Levy, a principal at the Washington law firm Ellerman Enzinna
Levy, declined to comment.
Corcoran has appeared before a grand jury in connection with
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified
documents taken to Mar-a-Lago following Trump's term in office
and possible attempts to obstruct that probe. He appeared before
the grand jury in early January, according to a person familiar
with his appearance.
The New York Times reported this week that U.S. prosecutors are
seeking to question Corcoran again, asking a U.S. judge to
pierce attorney-client privilege by arguing that they've
uncovered evidence of a crime.
Corcoran communicated with both the National Archives and U.S.
Justice Department last year as the government sought the return
of presidential records taken to Mar-a-Lago, according to
documents released as part of a lawsuit Trump filed last year
seeking an independent review of materials the FBI seized at
Mar-a-Lago.
Another Trump lawyer, Christina Bobb, signed a certification
that all classified documents had been returned before the FBI
found about 100 additional classified documents during an August
2022 search, according to prosecutors.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and claimed, without offering
evidence, that all documents at his residence had been
declassified.
Levy worked with Corcoran in the 1990s as a federal prosecutor
in Washington, D.C. He has been involved in several high-profile
cases throughout his career including representing Enron
executives following the company's 2001 implosion.
Levy previously worked as a white-collar partner at big law
firms Paul Hastings and Mayer Brown.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; editing by Amy Stevens and
Sonali Paul)
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