NEW YORK _ Michael Cohen was more client than attorney, a federal judge revealed Friday.
Out of 292,226 letters, emails, texts and other documents seized by the FBI from Cohen's law office and residences, only eight involved Cohen speaking with a client, Judge Kimba Wood wrote in a new order.
The vast majority of documents protected by attorney-client privilege involved Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, speaking with a lawyer representing him.
All told, 161 items were privileged or highly personal, meaning they aren't fair game for prosecutors.
Wood provided a breakdown.
Only seven emails featured Cohen giving legal advice to a client in anticipation of litigation.
One email was a request from a client for representation from Cohen.
Nine other documents were "legal memoranda" written up by a lawyer providing advice to Cohen or one of Cohen's clients.
The remaining 144 privileged emails, texts or documents involved Cohen talking with someone acting as his lawyer, Wood wrote.
Prosecutors are investigating Cohen for wire fraud, bank fraud and violations of campaign finance law.
Wood's order affirms the findings of Barbara Jones, an attorney and retired judge acting as a "special master" who analyzed the hundreds of thousands of communications seized by the FBI in an April 9 raid.
Cohen has not been charged.
