The lawyer client privilege cannot be "tossed out" on anyone's whim, because it is a matter for courts, not Attorney Generals, to decide. On the other hand,it is subject to exceptions. I don't know all of them, but I do know that, for example, wiring money is not a privileged activity. And I know from long experience that the privilege is often abused. Little as I trust Ashcroft, I have to assume he knows the law. And if he is going outside the law, he will get his case thrown out of court.

There is just not enough information there to warrant indignation, without more.