Both sides referenced a “draft plan” given to them by Judge Raymond J. Dearie, the newly appointed special master. Trump’s lawyers expressed concern that Dearie posed questions about the documents that the judge who appointed Dearie has left unasked, arguing that Trump might be left at a legal disadvantage if he answered them at this stage of the process.
Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly suggested in court filings that the former president could have declassified the documents — but they have not actually asserted that he did so.
Prosecutors have said the classified material is by definition the property of the government and cannot be shielded from them by privilege. Cannon’s order barred prosecutors fromJustice filing points to new legal peril for Trump and lawyers, experts say “FBI agents will attend and observe the scanning process to maintain the chain of custody of the evidence,” the government wrote.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
It should lead to an indictment
They know that if they make a claim to the Special Master, or in the court room, that TFG had de-classified documents that he would be open to criminal charges for making false claims.
More lies by the media
Fired former employees have no rights to hold government documents...🤷♂️
They are scrambling for technicalities, in the vain hope that they'll find a loophole big enough for their orange leader's fat ass to squirm through.
These classified documents are owned by the NARA and the executive branch. Biden should demand the documents owned by the UNITED STATES be returned immediately. He has to stop acting like his hands are tied. He should be trying to stop this scourge on our democracy.
Trumps hand picked Special Master is less obsequious than the entire GOP.
Really?
Everyone knew that from the beginning. He's just stalling the process hoping the Republicans will take back Congress and the Senate in November, and then they will stop all the investigations against him.
Now Trump DOESN'T want a special master? I'm not surprised in the least.
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Yes but do the DOJ lawyers acknowledge that?
Trump has succeeded again. Creating a masssive sh**tshow that average American doesn't have the time, inclination or knowledge to follow. And he will get away with it. Again.
It didn’t take dearie a long time to get them to give up the game.
This is like when Kramer brought Newman to court thinking everything was in the bag then
Not all bad….. least he was knighted first..
Because there is none.
Of all the shady things Trump was involved in like tax fraud, the insurrection, obstruction of justice, abuse of power, whatever Putin has on him… you name it. And he’s gonna go down for bringing documents home? 😂 😂
So now he's having a fit because the person HE requested is doing his job and asking him to prove he declassified the documents.
there's really no valid reason why Trump had government documents.
Trump claims among other things: that all documents were declassified and also that the FBI planted them (lol). Given he has made such serious claims, he better have proof. His chosen special master (not Stormy in this case) is asking for said proof. It’s as simple as that.
“…we explain coincidences depends on how we see the world. Is everything connected, so that events create resonances like ripples across a net? Or do things merely co-occur and we give meaning to these co-occurrences based on our belief system?” - Liezi
'The 45th President requests that the Special Master recognize that he is above the law and craft a sham procedure consistent with that fact as his brilliant and courageous District Judge has ordered.'
Do you think Trump is going to go to jail?
Since Trump had no power to declassify anything after leaving office, and still had ZERO right to have any of these documents, this is another waste of time tactic.
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