Trump's lawyers given midnight deadline over bombshell evidence

Donald Trump's legal team was given an almost unheard-of deadline to respond to questions in the investigation into the classified documents found at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort as prosecutors successfully argued to a judge they have evidence the former president may have committed a crime.

A Circuit Court of Appeals in D.C. set Trump's lawyers a midnight deadline on Tuesday to provide information and arguments related to the case, with the Department of Justice also given a 6 a.m. Wednesday deadline—a particularly rapid turnaround request for legal filings.

The move came after a judge ruled that one of Trump's lawyers, Evan Corcoran, could be forced to testify in the classified documents investigation by voiding the usually absolute attorney-client privilege over claims the former president used his services to commit a crime.