A new file released late Tuesday sheds more light on a case that exploded into public view when the former president’s Florida estate was raided on August 8. The filing came in response to a request by Trump’s legal team that the courts appoint a so-called special master to review the seized documents. Trump’s lawyers argue that investigators should not have unrestricted access to everything that has been taken, saying some of the evidence may contain privileged information. The government hit back hard. What are the main suggestions?
The supposed occlusion moves into sharper focus
It was already known that the Justice Department believed three crimes—possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction, and unlawful destruction of official documents—may have been committed. The new file hit the plug hard. He noted that a May 2022 subpoena required Trump to relinquish “any and all” classified documents. The following month, Trump’s team produced records purporting to comply with those terms. But the government argued in the new filing that “the FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence” suggesting that cooperation with the previous subpoena was “deficient.” Referring to the main storage facility at Mar-a-Lago, the filing noted: “Specifically, the government developed evidence that a search limited to the Storage Facility would not have uncovered all of the classified documents at the facility.” “The government also developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from the Vault and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation,” the filing added. Simply put, investigators suggest the documents were smuggled to Mar-a-Lago to keep them out of government hands — at a time when the Trump team knew a criminal investigation was underway. That, in itself, deepens the seriousness of the whole matter — and makes it even clearer why a judge authorized the first search of a former president’s home. The filing also described how the Aug. 8 search uncovered more than 100 documents that had been marked classified. FBI agents, he noted, were able to find such documents “within hours” — which he added clearly “calls into serious question” the Trump team’s claim that it had previously conducted a “diligent investigation” and abandoned them all. material.
A picture says a thousand words
The heart of the government file is 36 pages long, with an additional 18 pages of attachments and appendices. The most dramatic element comes on the last page — a photo, described as an “FBI doctored photo of some documents and classified covers recovered from a container in office ’45’,” referring to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office. . The photo, which immediately hit cable news, is dramatic in part because of the messy scene it purported to capture. It shows at least five envelopes or cover sheets, outlined in bold yellow and headed in bold red letters, “Top Secret/SCI.” This label, the last half of which stands for “Sensitive Departmental Information,” denotes one of the highest levels of secrecy. The documents appear to be spread out on a carpet. Next to them is an open cardboard box, in which only a framed, Trump-related Time magazine cover can be seen. The proposition is clear: that the highly sensitive documents were kept along with random memorabilia from Trump’s days in the White House. Perhaps because the photo is so compelling and the implication so powerful, some Trump allies reacted furiously to its publication. Richard Grenell, who served as deputy director of national intelligence under Trump, tweeted: “The staged photo was reckless and unprofessional. Whoever did it and whoever approved it for release should be fired.” One of the most sensitive issues surrounding the investigation is also one of the most interesting: Are people in Trump’s inner circle cooperating with the feds? And, if so, who?
Intrigues are built for secret sources
The Justice Department previously resisted unsealing his affidavit in support of a search warrant, arguing in part that doing so could spoil cooperation from current and future witnesses. When the affidavit was released in redacted form last week by order of a judge, everything that might have given clues about that matter was thrown out. The new filing deepens the intrigue. For example, the filing noted that at one point the FBI “developed evidence” that classified information was still at Mar-a-Lago and that the Trump team was not responsible for that. A footnote added that “necessarily … the government cannot publicly describe the sources of its evidence. especially while the investigation remains ongoing.” A later report referred to “multiple sources of evidence”. Of course, such evidence does not necessarily come from well-known names in Trump’s circle, and media speculation about a large “mole Mar-a-Lago” may turn out to be exaggerated. But the feds make it clear they are getting cooperation from someone somewhere near the president’s home.
Scorching response to claims of privilege
The filing is first and foremost a direct rebuttal to Team Trump’s claims about the need for a special master. In short, Trump’s view is that an independent expert should decide whether anything seized was privileged. However, soon after, the administration claimed that Trump does not have the ability to request the return of the presidential records “because those records do not belong to him.” He cites the Presidential Records Act which says such documents are the property of the government. Later, he also noted that researchers have their own “privilege control group” — often known as a filter group. This is intended to serve a similar purpose to a special master and has already completed his work with the Mar-a-Lago documents. The administration has been equally scathing about the idea that Trump can claim executive privilege — as opposed to attorney-client privilege — over any of the documents. Doing so, the government argued, would be tantamount to suggesting that a former president can “claim valid executive privilege against the Executive Branch itself.” Summarizing its argument, the administration said the appointment of a special master would “do little or nothing to protect any legitimate interests” Trump may have while “impeding the government’s ongoing criminal investigation, as well as the review of potential threats from the Intelligence Community to national security’.
Trump responds, but with few details
The former president took to his favorite social network, Truth Social, to slam the investigation and the FBI in general early Wednesday. Lunchbox-sized instrument MOXIE produces oxygen on Mars Cheney to lead think tank’s Constitution Day event right In one post, he objected to the photo of classified documents, saying the FBI “randomly threw documents all over the floor (perhaps pretending I was the one doing it!). He also repeated his controversial claim that he had been “declassified!” all related files. Trump’s claims will of course be bolstered by his loyal supporters — but there are now questions about whether his support within the GOP will begin to erode, even as he considers a 2024 presidential run.
title: “Five Of The Biggest Pieces Of Evidence From The Fbi S Trump Mar A Lago Deposition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Hope Lopez”
A new file released late Tuesday sheds more light on a case that exploded into public view when the former president’s Florida estate was raided on August 8. The filing came in response to a request by Trump’s legal team that the courts appoint a so-called special master to review the seized documents. Trump’s lawyers argue that investigators should not have unrestricted access to everything that has been taken, saying some of the evidence may contain privileged information. The government hit back hard. What are the main suggestions?
The supposed occlusion moves into sharper focus
It was already known that the Justice Department believed three crimes—possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction, and unlawful destruction of official documents—may have been committed. The new file hit the plug hard. He noted that a May 2022 subpoena required Trump to relinquish “any and all” classified documents. The following month, Trump’s team produced records purporting to comply with those terms. But the government argued in the new filing that “the FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence” suggesting that cooperation with the previous subpoena was “deficient.” Referring to the main storage facility at Mar-a-Lago, the filing noted: “Specifically, the government developed evidence that a search limited to the Storage Facility would not have uncovered all of the classified documents at the facility.” “The government also developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from the Vault and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation,” the filing added. Simply put, investigators suggest the documents were smuggled to Mar-a-Lago to keep them out of government hands — at a time when the Trump team knew a criminal investigation was underway. That, in itself, deepens the seriousness of the whole matter — and makes it even clearer why a judge authorized the first search of a former president’s home. The filing also described how the Aug. 8 search uncovered more than 100 documents that had been marked classified. FBI agents, he noted, were able to find such documents “within hours” — which he added clearly “calls into serious question” the Trump team’s claim that it had previously conducted a “diligent investigation” and abandoned them all. material.
A picture says a thousand words
The heart of the government file is 36 pages long, with an additional 18 pages of attachments and appendices. The most dramatic element comes on the last page — a photo, described as an “FBI doctored photo of some documents and classified covers recovered from a container in office ’45’,” referring to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office. . The photo, which immediately hit cable news, is dramatic in part because of the messy scene it purported to capture. It shows at least five envelopes or cover sheets, outlined in bold yellow and headed in bold red letters, “Top Secret/SCI.” This label, the last half of which stands for “Sensitive Departmental Information,” denotes one of the highest levels of secrecy. The documents appear to be spread out on a carpet. Next to them is an open cardboard box, in which only a framed, Trump-related Time magazine cover can be seen. The proposition is clear: that the highly sensitive documents were kept along with random memorabilia from Trump’s days in the White House. Perhaps because the photo is so compelling and the implication so powerful, some Trump allies reacted furiously to its publication. Richard Grenell, who served as deputy director of national intelligence under Trump, tweeted: “The staged photo was reckless and unprofessional. Whoever did it and whoever approved it for release should be fired.” One of the most sensitive issues surrounding the investigation is also one of the most interesting: Are people in Trump’s inner circle cooperating with the feds? And, if so, who?
Intrigues are built for secret sources
The Justice Department previously resisted unsealing his affidavit in support of a search warrant, arguing in part that doing so could spoil cooperation from current and future witnesses. When the affidavit was released in redacted form last week by order of a judge, everything that might have given clues about that matter was thrown out. The new filing deepens the intrigue. For example, the filing noted that at one point the FBI “developed evidence” that classified information was still at Mar-a-Lago and that the Trump team was not responsible for that. A footnote added that “necessarily … the government cannot publicly describe the sources of its evidence. especially while the investigation remains ongoing.” A later report referred to “multiple sources of evidence”. Of course, such evidence does not necessarily come from well-known names in Trump’s circle, and media speculation about a large “mole Mar-a-Lago” may turn out to be exaggerated. But the feds make it clear they are getting cooperation from someone somewhere near the president’s home.
Scorching response to claims of privilege
The filing is first and foremost a direct rebuttal to Team Trump’s claims about the need for a special master. In short, Trump’s view is that an independent expert should decide whether anything seized was privileged. However, soon after, the administration claimed that Trump does not have the ability to request the return of the presidential records “because those records do not belong to him.” He cites the Presidential Records Act which says such documents are the property of the government. Later, he also noted that researchers have their own “privilege control group” — often known as a filter group. This is intended to serve a similar purpose to a special master and has already completed his work with the Mar-a-Lago documents. The administration has been equally scathing about the idea that Trump can claim executive privilege — as opposed to attorney-client privilege — over any of the documents. Doing so, the government argued, would be tantamount to suggesting that a former president can “claim valid executive privilege against the Executive Branch itself.” Summarizing its argument, the administration said the appointment of a special master would “do little or nothing to protect any legitimate interests” Trump may have while “impeding the government’s ongoing criminal investigation, as well as the review of potential threats from the Intelligence Community to national security’.
Trump responds, but with few details
The former president took to his favorite social network, Truth Social, to slam the investigation and the FBI in general early Wednesday. Lunchbox-sized instrument MOXIE produces oxygen on Mars Cheney to lead think tank’s Constitution Day event right In one post, he objected to the photo of classified documents, saying the FBI “randomly threw documents all over the floor (perhaps pretending I was the one doing it!). He also repeated his controversial claim that he had been “declassified!” all related files. Trump’s claims will of course be bolstered by his loyal supporters — but there are now questions about whether his support within the GOP will begin to erode, even as he considers a 2024 presidential run.
title: “Five Of The Biggest Pieces Of Evidence From The Fbi S Trump Mar A Lago Deposition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Cheri Henle”
A new file released late Tuesday sheds more light on a case that exploded into public view when the former president’s Florida estate was raided on August 8. The filing came in response to a request by Trump’s legal team that the courts appoint a so-called special master to review the seized documents. Trump’s lawyers argue that investigators should not have unrestricted access to everything that has been taken, saying some of the evidence may contain privileged information. The government hit back hard. What are the main suggestions?
The supposed occlusion moves into sharper focus
It was already known that the Justice Department believed three crimes—possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction, and unlawful destruction of official documents—may have been committed. The new file hit the plug hard. He noted that a May 2022 subpoena required Trump to relinquish “any and all” classified documents. The following month, Trump’s team produced records purporting to comply with those terms. But the government argued in the new filing that “the FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence” suggesting that cooperation with the previous subpoena was “deficient.” Referring to the main storage facility at Mar-a-Lago, the filing noted: “Specifically, the government developed evidence that a search limited to the Storage Facility would not have uncovered all of the classified documents at the facility.” “The government also developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from the Vault and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation,” the filing added. Simply put, investigators suggest the documents were smuggled to Mar-a-Lago to keep them out of government hands — at a time when the Trump team knew a criminal investigation was underway. That, in itself, deepens the seriousness of the whole matter — and makes it even clearer why a judge authorized the first search of a former president’s home. The filing also described how the Aug. 8 search uncovered more than 100 documents that had been marked classified. FBI agents, he noted, were able to find such documents “within hours” — which he added clearly “calls into serious question” the Trump team’s claim that it had previously conducted a “diligent investigation” and abandoned them all. material.
A picture says a thousand words
The heart of the government file is 36 pages long, with an additional 18 pages of attachments and appendices. The most dramatic element comes on the last page — a photo, described as an “FBI doctored photo of some documents and classified covers recovered from a container in office ’45’,” referring to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office. . The photo, which immediately hit cable news, is dramatic in part because of the messy scene it purported to capture. It shows at least five envelopes or cover sheets, outlined in bold yellow and headed in bold red letters, “Top Secret/SCI.” This label, the last half of which stands for “Sensitive Departmental Information,” denotes one of the highest levels of secrecy. The documents appear to be spread out on a carpet. Next to them is an open cardboard box, in which only a framed, Trump-related Time magazine cover can be seen. The proposition is clear: that the highly sensitive documents were kept along with random memorabilia from Trump’s days in the White House. Perhaps because the photo is so compelling and the implication so powerful, some Trump allies reacted furiously to its publication. Richard Grenell, who served as deputy director of national intelligence under Trump, tweeted: “The staged photo was reckless and unprofessional. Whoever did it and whoever approved it for release should be fired.” One of the most sensitive issues surrounding the investigation is also one of the most interesting: Are people in Trump’s inner circle cooperating with the feds? And, if so, who?
Intrigues are built for secret sources
The Justice Department previously resisted unsealing his affidavit in support of a search warrant, arguing in part that doing so could spoil cooperation from current and future witnesses. When the affidavit was released in redacted form last week by order of a judge, everything that might have given clues about that matter was thrown out. The new filing deepens the intrigue. For example, the filing noted that at one point the FBI “developed evidence” that classified information was still at Mar-a-Lago and that the Trump team was not responsible for that. A footnote added that “necessarily … the government cannot publicly describe the sources of its evidence. especially while the investigation remains ongoing.” A later report referred to “multiple sources of evidence”. Of course, such evidence does not necessarily come from well-known names in Trump’s circle, and media speculation about a large “mole Mar-a-Lago” may turn out to be exaggerated. But the feds make it clear they are getting cooperation from someone somewhere near the president’s home.
Scorching response to claims of privilege
The filing is first and foremost a direct rebuttal to Team Trump’s claims about the need for a special master. In short, Trump’s view is that an independent expert should decide whether anything seized was privileged. However, soon after, the administration claimed that Trump does not have the ability to request the return of the presidential records “because those records do not belong to him.” He cites the Presidential Records Act which says such documents are the property of the government. Later, he also noted that researchers have their own “privilege control group” — often known as a filter group. This is intended to serve a similar purpose to a special master and has already completed his work with the Mar-a-Lago documents. The administration has been equally scathing about the idea that Trump can claim executive privilege — as opposed to attorney-client privilege — over any of the documents. Doing so, the government argued, would be tantamount to suggesting that a former president can “claim valid executive privilege against the Executive Branch itself.” Summarizing its argument, the administration said the appointment of a special master would “do little or nothing to protect any legitimate interests” Trump may have while “impeding the government’s ongoing criminal investigation, as well as the review of potential threats from the Intelligence Community to national security’.
Trump responds, but with few details
The former president took to his favorite social network, Truth Social, to slam the investigation and the FBI in general early Wednesday. Lunchbox-sized instrument MOXIE produces oxygen on Mars Cheney to lead think tank’s Constitution Day event right In one post, he objected to the photo of classified documents, saying the FBI “randomly threw documents all over the floor (perhaps pretending I was the one doing it!). He also repeated his controversial claim that he had been “declassified!” all related files. Trump’s claims will of course be bolstered by his loyal supporters — but there are now questions about whether his support within the GOP will begin to erode, even as he considers a 2024 presidential run.
title: “Five Of The Biggest Pieces Of Evidence From The Fbi S Trump Mar A Lago Deposition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Marvin Williams”
A new file released late Tuesday sheds more light on a case that exploded into public view when the former president’s Florida estate was raided on August 8. The filing came in response to a request by Trump’s legal team that the courts appoint a so-called special master to review the seized documents. Trump’s lawyers argue that investigators should not have unrestricted access to everything that has been taken, saying some of the evidence may contain privileged information. The government hit back hard. What are the main suggestions?
The supposed occlusion moves into sharper focus
It was already known that the Justice Department believed three crimes—possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction, and unlawful destruction of official documents—may have been committed. The new file hit the plug hard. He noted that a May 2022 subpoena required Trump to relinquish “any and all” classified documents. The following month, Trump’s team produced records purporting to comply with those terms. But the government argued in the new filing that “the FBI uncovered multiple sources of evidence” suggesting that cooperation with the previous subpoena was “deficient.” Referring to the main storage facility at Mar-a-Lago, the filing noted: “Specifically, the government developed evidence that a search limited to the Storage Facility would not have uncovered all of the classified documents at the facility.” “The government also developed evidence that government records were likely hidden and removed from the Vault and that efforts were likely made to obstruct the government’s investigation,” the filing added. Simply put, investigators suggest the documents were smuggled to Mar-a-Lago to keep them out of government hands — at a time when the Trump team knew a criminal investigation was underway. That, in itself, deepens the seriousness of the whole matter — and makes it even clearer why a judge authorized the first search of a former president’s home. The filing also described how the Aug. 8 search uncovered more than 100 documents that had been marked classified. FBI agents, he noted, were able to find such documents “within hours” — which he added clearly “calls into serious question” the Trump team’s claim that it had previously conducted a “diligent investigation” and abandoned them all. material.
A picture says a thousand words
The heart of the government file is 36 pages long, with an additional 18 pages of attachments and appendices. The most dramatic element comes on the last page — a photo, described as an “FBI doctored photo of some documents and classified covers recovered from a container in office ’45’,” referring to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office. . The photo, which immediately hit cable news, is dramatic in part because of the messy scene it purported to capture. It shows at least five envelopes or cover sheets, outlined in bold yellow and headed in bold red letters, “Top Secret/SCI.” This label, the last half of which stands for “Sensitive Departmental Information,” denotes one of the highest levels of secrecy. The documents appear to be spread out on a carpet. Next to them is an open cardboard box, in which only a framed, Trump-related Time magazine cover can be seen. The proposition is clear: that the highly sensitive documents were kept along with random memorabilia from Trump’s days in the White House. Perhaps because the photo is so compelling and the implication so powerful, some Trump allies reacted furiously to its publication. Richard Grenell, who served as deputy director of national intelligence under Trump, tweeted: “The staged photo was reckless and unprofessional. Whoever did it and whoever approved it for release should be fired.” One of the most sensitive issues surrounding the investigation is also one of the most interesting: Are people in Trump’s inner circle cooperating with the feds? And, if so, who?
Intrigues are built for secret sources
The Justice Department previously resisted unsealing his affidavit in support of a search warrant, arguing in part that doing so could spoil cooperation from current and future witnesses. When the affidavit was released in redacted form last week by order of a judge, everything that might have given clues about that matter was thrown out. The new filing deepens the intrigue. For example, the filing noted that at one point the FBI “developed evidence” that classified information was still at Mar-a-Lago and that the Trump team was not responsible for that. A footnote added that “necessarily … the government cannot publicly describe the sources of its evidence. especially while the investigation remains ongoing.” A later report referred to “multiple sources of evidence”. Of course, such evidence does not necessarily come from well-known names in Trump’s circle, and media speculation about a large “mole Mar-a-Lago” may turn out to be exaggerated. But the feds make it clear they are getting cooperation from someone somewhere near the president’s home.
Scorching response to claims of privilege
The filing is first and foremost a direct rebuttal to Team Trump’s claims about the need for a special master. In short, Trump’s view is that an independent expert should decide whether anything seized was privileged. However, soon after, the administration claimed that Trump does not have the ability to request the return of the presidential records “because those records do not belong to him.” He cites the Presidential Records Act which says such documents are the property of the government. Later, he also noted that researchers have their own “privilege control group” — often known as a filter group. This is intended to serve a similar purpose to a special master and has already completed his work with the Mar-a-Lago documents. The administration has been equally scathing about the idea that Trump can claim executive privilege — as opposed to attorney-client privilege — over any of the documents. Doing so, the government argued, would be tantamount to suggesting that a former president can “claim valid executive privilege against the Executive Branch itself.” Summarizing its argument, the administration said the appointment of a special master would “do little or nothing to protect any legitimate interests” Trump may have while “impeding the government’s ongoing criminal investigation, as well as the review of potential threats from the Intelligence Community to national security’.
Trump responds, but with few details
The former president took to his favorite social network, Truth Social, to slam the investigation and the FBI in general early Wednesday. Lunchbox-sized instrument MOXIE produces oxygen on Mars Cheney to lead think tank’s Constitution Day event right In one post, he objected to the photo of classified documents, saying the FBI “randomly threw documents all over the floor (perhaps pretending I was the one doing it!). He also repeated his controversial claim that he had been “declassified!” all related files. Trump’s claims will of course be bolstered by his loyal supporters — but there are now questions about whether his support within the GOP will begin to erode, even as he considers a 2024 presidential run.
