re: DOJ already looked at every document including privileged

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You are talking about the Cohen raid, which is an entirely different kettle of fish. If law enforcement is planning to execute a warrant on a law office, they should request a special master when requesting the warrant, IMO.

This is the execution of a warrant against a suspect himself, not his counsel. ANY warrant MIGHT lead to seizure of privileged materials. Execute a warrant for the file cabinet of a gun runner. There MIGHT be a folder in that cabinet containing letters from his lawyer … or priest … or physician.

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I'm also talking about this case... and cases similar to the Alex Jones case (but not that case) where the state "happens upon" privileged communications. There MUST exist a duty for them to IMMEDIATELY stop review of those communication for protections to still exist. There are inmates clients in my county who've had our communication writings opened but not read by jailers and the judges had conniption fits without an motions even being filed. The state listens to inmate phone calls being made to everyone but attorneys (They say), but I have seriously considered testing this and requiring arduous proof be provided that the state has zero access to these calls.

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Is it really your position that ALL documents seized under EVERY warrant must go to a special master? Do you have any idea of the delays that would insert into the justice system? The costs?

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No... It's my position that the Government not review privileged material. The onus is on them to ensure that they do not. They are required to build the hedges and ensure the safeguards are in place. If they fail to do so, they poison the well.

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If really comes down to whether you trust our institutions. Do you trust public servants to fulfill their oaths not to cross-contaminate? If so, a filter team is USUALLY a reasonable solution to a nearly-insoluble challenge. If you do not trust the system, there is nothing that will ever satisfy you anyway.

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No... It comes down to whether defendants, accused citizens, or suspects, have Constitutional privileges. They absolutely do. Just because the investigating agency is a 3 letter monster and not the Knox County Sheriff, that doesn't change.

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Everyone in this thread is laser-focused upon Trump and not upon the broader concepts.

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That certainly includes you... You have ignored all Constitutional safeguards for the accused. I'd LOVE to see this kind of abuse reach SCOTUS with a high profile Defendant like Trump so that agencies know that can't pull this crap on my clients who make $55K a year.