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In reply to the discussion: Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,937 posts)50. This judge (who is acting as a Special Master)
is asking them to basically clarify and attest to what they believe the problems were with the search process and what was seized. They had a hearing earlier in the week and I think this is probably more fallout from that. Another part of the OP article notes this -
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Dearies order, in essence, demands that Trumps lawyers back up their clients claims. This submission shall be Plaintiffs final opportunity to raise any factual dispute as to the completeness and accuracy of the Detailed Property Inventory, he wrote.
At a hearing Tuesday, Dearie pressed Trumps lawyers to take a position on whether the classified documents were, as Trump has said, declassified, but they demurred.
(snip)
Dearies order, in essence, demands that Trumps lawyers back up their clients claims. This submission shall be Plaintiffs final opportunity to raise any factual dispute as to the completeness and accuracy of the Detailed Property Inventory, he wrote.
At a hearing Tuesday, Dearie pressed Trumps lawyers to take a position on whether the classified documents were, as Trump has said, declassified, but they demurred.
(snip)
The government is also given an opportunity to address any assertions of impropriety, the veracity of their seizure, and accuracy of the inventory of what was to be taken, and what was actually taken.
But note that what they are doing isn't a "trial" with some outcome that can be "appealed". It's setting up the ground rules for document review - which is going to be looking at some 11,000 items, and that will now exclude anything that was marked as "Classified" (at any level).
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Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2022
OP
And it's lucky for us that he IS handling these questions as the Special Master
FakeNoose
Sep 2022
#28
Trump is afraid he will be convicted on the law he made into a felony.So he is crying not classified
Walleye
Sep 2022
#4
Big strong man came up with tears streaming down his face and said, sir you can declassify anything
Walleye
Sep 2022
#37
Some of those docs are said to be so sensitive, they cannot be put on any list
SheltieLover
Sep 2022
#29
Maybe that's what they will argue? That they had no idea what was in the boxes
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2022
#44
Trumps response, and the response his lawyers are willing to give to the court, will be two differen
ZonkerHarris
Sep 2022
#40
Trump and his lawyers have no idea if the Gubmint's inventory is accurate or not.
maxsolomon
Sep 2022
#25
Can a judge legally ask that question of a lawyer? Turn the lawyer into a character witness?
JustABozoOnThisBus
Sep 2022
#33