Leading the story: Trump’s legal team in a filing accused the administration of twisting the context of his request for a “special master” to review evidence seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago home after the The Justice Department cited “national security interests” in court as it opposed such an appointment.
The former president wants the U.S. District Court in southern Florida to appoint a special master, a third-party lawyer like a retired judge, to hear the case — including the issue of executive privilege. “If left unchecked, the DOJ will challenge, leak, and release selective aspects of its investigation without recourse [Trump] but to somehow trust the restraint of currently out-of-control investigators,” his lawyers wrote.
Worth noting: Trump’s legal team did not address the Justice Department’s report that it has “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 big picture: Trump claims the seized documents are protected by attorney-client and executive privilege.
His lawyers said “there is no question, and indeed there is broad agreement, that the issues before the Court center on a President’s possession of his own presidential records.”
Yes, but: The Justice Department maintains the files belong to the government, not Trump — who earlier Wednesday wrote on his Truth Social platform that he had “declassified” the documents before leaving office, which the DOJ disputed in his deposition.
The Justice Department said in its filing Tuesday that Trump “cites no cases — and the administration is aware of none — in which he has successfully invoked executive privilege to prohibit the sharing of documents within the executive branch.”
What else they say: Trump’s lawyers accused the Justice Department in their court filing of “unreasonably seeking to criminalize a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.”
They also criticized the DOJ for submitting to the court an image of classified documents strewn about a room at Mar-A-Lago, saying it “unfairly included a photograph of allegedly classified material, taken from a container and spread out on the floor for dramatic effect.” .”
What to watch: The Florida judge in charge of the case has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Go deeper: Trump uses former Florida attorney general as lead attorney in DOJ probe Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.
title: “Trump Responds To Doj Filing On Classified Documents At Mar A Largo Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Kurt Stigers”
Leading the story: Trump’s legal team in a filing accused the administration of twisting the context of his request for a “special master” to review evidence seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago home after the The Justice Department cited “national security interests” in court as it opposed such an appointment.
The former president wants the U.S. District Court in southern Florida to appoint a special master, a third-party lawyer like a retired judge, to hear the case — including the issue of executive privilege. “If left unchecked, the DOJ will challenge, leak, and release selective aspects of its investigation without recourse [Trump] but to somehow trust the restraint of currently out-of-control investigators,” his lawyers wrote.
Worth noting: Trump’s legal team did not address the Justice Department’s report that it has “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 big picture: Trump claims the seized documents are protected by attorney-client and executive privilege.
His lawyers said “there is no question, and indeed there is broad agreement, that the issues before the Court center on a President’s possession of his own presidential records.”
Yes, but: The Justice Department maintains the files belong to the government, not Trump — who earlier Wednesday wrote on his Truth Social platform that he had “declassified” the documents before leaving office, which the DOJ disputed in his deposition.
The Justice Department said in its filing Tuesday that Trump “cites no cases — and the administration is aware of none — in which he has successfully invoked executive privilege to prohibit the sharing of documents within the executive branch.”
What else they say: Trump’s lawyers accused the Justice Department in their court filing of “unreasonably seeking to criminalize a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.”
They also criticized the DOJ for submitting to the court an image of classified documents strewn about a room at Mar-A-Lago, saying it “unfairly included a photograph of allegedly classified material, taken from a container and spread out on the floor for dramatic effect.” .”
What to watch: The Florida judge in charge of the case has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Go deeper: Trump uses former Florida attorney general as lead attorney in DOJ probe Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.
title: “Trump Responds To Doj Filing On Classified Documents At Mar A Largo Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Georgia Marshall”
Leading the story: Trump’s legal team in a filing accused the administration of twisting the context of his request for a “special master” to review evidence seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago home after the The Justice Department cited “national security interests” in court as it opposed such an appointment.
The former president wants the U.S. District Court in southern Florida to appoint a special master, a third-party lawyer like a retired judge, to hear the case — including the issue of executive privilege. “If left unchecked, the DOJ will challenge, leak, and release selective aspects of its investigation without recourse [Trump] but to somehow trust the restraint of currently out-of-control investigators,” his lawyers wrote.
Worth noting: Trump’s legal team did not address the Justice Department’s report that it has “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 big picture: Trump claims the seized documents are protected by attorney-client and executive privilege.
His lawyers said “there is no question, and indeed there is broad agreement, that the issues before the Court center on a President’s possession of his own presidential records.”
Yes, but: The Justice Department maintains the files belong to the government, not Trump — who earlier Wednesday wrote on his Truth Social platform that he had “declassified” the documents before leaving office, which the DOJ disputed in his deposition.
The Justice Department said in its filing Tuesday that Trump “cites no cases — and the administration is aware of none — in which he has successfully invoked executive privilege to prohibit the sharing of documents within the executive branch.”
What else they say: Trump’s lawyers accused the Justice Department in their court filing of “unreasonably seeking to criminalize a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.”
They also criticized the DOJ for submitting to the court an image of classified documents strewn about a room at Mar-A-Lago, saying it “unfairly included a photograph of allegedly classified material, taken from a container and spread out on the floor for dramatic effect.” .”
What to watch: The Florida judge in charge of the case has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Go deeper: Trump uses former Florida attorney general as lead attorney in DOJ probe Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.
title: “Trump Responds To Doj Filing On Classified Documents At Mar A Largo Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Winston Mckeehan”
Leading the story: Trump’s legal team in a filing accused the administration of twisting the context of his request for a “special master” to review evidence seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago home after the The Justice Department cited “national security interests” in court as it opposed such an appointment.
The former president wants the U.S. District Court in southern Florida to appoint a special master, a third-party lawyer like a retired judge, to hear the case — including the issue of executive privilege. “If left unchecked, the DOJ will challenge, leak, and release selective aspects of its investigation without recourse [Trump] but to somehow trust the restraint of currently out-of-control investigators,” his lawyers wrote.
Worth noting: Trump’s legal team did not address the Justice Department’s report that it has “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 big picture: Trump claims the seized documents are protected by attorney-client and executive privilege.
His lawyers said “there is no question, and indeed there is broad agreement, that the issues before the Court center on a President’s possession of his own presidential records.”
Yes, but: The Justice Department maintains the files belong to the government, not Trump — who earlier Wednesday wrote on his Truth Social platform that he had “declassified” the documents before leaving office, which the DOJ disputed in his deposition.
The Justice Department said in its filing Tuesday that Trump “cites no cases — and the administration is aware of none — in which he has successfully invoked executive privilege to prohibit the sharing of documents within the executive branch.”
What else they say: Trump’s lawyers accused the Justice Department in their court filing of “unreasonably seeking to criminalize a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.”
They also criticized the DOJ for submitting to the court an image of classified documents strewn about a room at Mar-A-Lago, saying it “unfairly included a photograph of allegedly classified material, taken from a container and spread out on the floor for dramatic effect.” .”
What to watch: The Florida judge in charge of the case has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Go deeper: Trump uses former Florida attorney general as lead attorney in DOJ probe Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.
