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Brendan McDermid/Reuters US District Judge Kimba Wood laid out what from the first batch of President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen's reviewed documents was covered by attorney-client privilege. In Wood's Friday filing, 153 of the 161 documents labeled as privileged — and therefore could not be used in a potential prosecution of Cohen — involved Cohen consulting with attorneys. Just eight documents involved Cohen in direct consultation with one of his clients. US District Judge Kimba Wood on Friday outlined what from an early batch of Michael Cohen's reviewed documents was covered by attorney-client privilege. Almost none of it involved communications between Cohen and one of his clients, such as President Donald Trump, whom Cohen served as an attorney for years.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Why the North Korea summit mattered even if it was 'mostly a photo op'See Also:Young Trump staffers are complaining they can't date in DC because everyone hates them'This dude has all the tapes': Tom Arnold says he and Michael Cohen are teaming up to take down TrumpTrump has complete control over the one factor that could lead Michael Cohen to flipSEE ALSO: 'This dude has all the tapes': Tom Arnold says he and Michael Cohen are teaming up to take down Trump