The afternoon hearing in U.S. District Court is continuation of one in December at which FBI agents defended their photographing of documents they found in Jefferson's home related to various business deals he had engineered in West Africa.

Jefferson's attorney Robert Trout has argued that the documents are outside the scope of the search warrant and led the government to a host of business dealings that now should be excluded from the indictment.

He has also argued that Jefferson spoke to agents because he felt under duress when they knocked on his door at 7 a.m. and noted the congressman was followed to the bathroom at one point. Trout said he planned to call Jefferson to testify.


The trial is scheduled for Feb. 25.