Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search; DOJ request to revive criminal probe rejected

[Scott]

 

 

 

A truck displaying pro-Trump flags is driven past Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, the home of former President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.

Saul Martinez/The New York Times/Redux

CNN  — 

A Brooklyn-based federal judge was selected on Thursday to serve as an independent arbiter to review the materials seized in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

The special master will be Senior Judge Raymond Dearie, who was put forward as a possible candidate for the special master role by Trump, who had sued in court to obtain the review. The Justice Department also endorsed Dearie’s appointment.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon also rejected the Justice Department’s bid to revive its criminal investigation into classified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago last month.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/politics/mar-a-lago-search-special-master/index.html

[SunnyinBangrak]

Slap in the face for the democrats. It looks possible justice will be served in this case, at least we will learn the origins of this latest - in a long long line - of attempts to persecute Donald Trump.

[Chomper Higgot]

It won’t get that far, the DOJ have already said they will appeal the obviously lawned ruling.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

10 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Slap in the face for the democrats. It looks possible justice will be served in this case, at least we will learn the origins of this latest - in a long long line - of attempts to persecute Donald Trump.

Justice is being served, Trump’s pulling every stunt he can think of to try and slow it down but Justice is coming.

 

Trump can have his KFC menus back, the classified and secret documents he stole will remain with the DOJ as evidence, after which they’ll be returned to the National Archives.

 

Trump can answer for the whereabouts of the classified and secret documents he stole that are no longer in his possession.

 

Trump is on indictment watch.

 

 

[LarrySR]

"Trump said Thursday the nation would face “problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen” if he is indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, an apparent suggestion that such a move by the Justice Department could spark violence from Trump’s supporters."

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/trump-warns-of-problems-like-weve-never-seen-if-hes-indicted-00056911

[LarrySR]

25 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Slap in the face for the democrats. It looks possible justice will be served in this case, at least we will learn the origins of this latest - in a long long line - of attempts to persecute Donald Trump.

What's Trump hiding? 

He should show up at the inquiry and answer every question...just like Hillary did....and she was cleared of any wrongdoing.

 

 

[sanqing]

The Biden administration cannot use the documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home for criminal investigative purposes until a special master completes an independent review of the material, a federal judge held on Thursday.

Huge win for Trump and justice!

Garland will be unemployed soon.

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7 minutes ago, sanqing said:

The Biden administration cannot use the documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home for criminal investigative purposes until a special master completes an independent review of the material, a federal judge held on Thursday.

Huge win for Trump and justice!

Garland will be unemployed soon.

That judgement is being appealed. Most legal commentators I have read ranging from left to right think her decision is based on extremely flawed interpretations of law.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/unpacking-judge-cannons-order-for-a-special-master-in-trump-search/

[sanqing]

6 minutes ago, placeholder said:

That judgement is being appealed. Most legal commentators I have read ranging from left to right think her decision is based on extremely flawed interpretations of law.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/unpacking-judge-cannons-order-for-a-special-master-in-trump-search/

the only thing flawed is garland and his questionable legal strategy now after he fumbled around thinking he could walk all over Judge Cannon. She's got his, the DoJ & FBI's number now. There will be no more illegal DOJ leaks re MAL raid, nothing in essence will happen with the seized docs & records as ruled by her. Garland has messed up, showing just what am amateur deep state political operative buffoon he is. Trump walks/wins AGAIN, no indictmen. You can all thank hack job Garland and is ineptitude. he failed, Trump's laughing at him by now, and so is half of America.

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Just now, sanqing said:

the only thing flawed is garland and his questionable legal strategy now after he fumbled around thinking he could walk all over Judge Cannon. She's got his, the DoJ & FBI's number now. There will be no more illegal DOJ leaks re MAL raid, nothing in essence will happen with the seized docs & records as ruled by her. Garland has messed up, showing just what am amateur deep state political operative buffoon he is. Trump walks/wins AGAIN, no indictmen. You can all thank hack job Garland and is ineptitude. he failed, Trump's laughing at him by now, and so is half of America.

Your opinion seems fueled more by bile than by understanding the situation.  Judge Cannon won't be passing judgement on these documents. This is in the hands of the Special Master now. A special master that the Justice Dept. approved of. If Cannon's decision isn't overruled, he'll get to decide. Not Judge Cannon. You think that all or most of those documents will be judged to be legally held by Trump? That seems very unlikely. The law signed by Trump is very clear about that. What Trump's team has done is to delay the almost certainly inevitable.

[sanqing]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

Your opinion seems fueled more by bile than by understanding the situation.  Judge Cannon won't be passing judgement on these documents. This is in the hands of the Special Master now. A special master that the Justice Dept. approved of. If Cannon's decision isn't overruled, he'll get to decide. Not Judge Cannon. You think that all or most of those documents will be judged to be legally held by Trump? That seems very unlikely. The law signed by Trump is very clear about that. What Trump's team has done is to delay the almost certainly inevitable.

You are way off base, not surprising though. You clearly don't think thru the complicated but obvious elements.

Garland first indicated he would appeal to 11th circuit but then asked Cannon to reconsider her ruling. Very telling, he thought she would cave, apparently not. Garlands in left field now, he messed it all up. All docs are under seal now he cannot illegally leak to wapo & NYT, and all this goes quiet until December earliest now. The Biden sanctioned & initiated MAL raid has just sputtered out and died. Garlands will be gone after the midterms and MAGA grows stronger thanks to the deep state buffoon goons thinking they are smarter than Trump's MAGA extraordinare. The deep state has failed again. Garland, such a humiliation and scab is all that remains now. Laughable.

[KanchanaburiGuy]

Remember, it is not the Special Master's job to assess the merits of what the DOJ is doing.

 

His only job is to make sure the things the DOJ is NOT entitled to see and use.......... (privileged communications, private and personal things)............ get separated out from the many things they ARE entitled to see and use.

 

This process could be fairly quick, since the DOJ claims they've been doing these things themselves, already.

 

The Special Master should accept at face-value anything the DOJ has already done, rather than wasting time combing through it again.

 

If the DOJ is already saying they have no interest in those things they've already separated out........... there's no reason for the Special Master not to accept that!

 

After all, why comb through a bunch of things you know the DOJ isn't going to contest, anyway, since they separated it out, themselves?

 

If the DOJ has been as thorough about this as they would like us to believe............ (Remember, their argument before the judge was that a Special Master wasn't needed......... because they were already doing it themselves, anyway!).......... then there really shouldn't be all that much left for the Special Master to do, anyway!

 

lol

[Jingthing]

12 hours ago, LarrySR said:

"Trump said Thursday the nation would face “problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen” if he is indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, an apparent suggestion that such a move by the Justice Department could spark violence from Trump’s supporters."

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/trump-warns-of-problems-like-weve-never-seen-if-hes-indicted-00056911

Inciting violence yet again as he did leading up to the January 6th coup attempt. It beggars belief that any decent pro democracy American still supports this traitor to the constitution. 

[sanqing]

of course if the daft and Biden corrupted DOJ didn't issue a questionable general warrant and seize everything & anything at MAL they may have an acceptable legal leg to stand on. But to issue a 4th amendment violating general search & seizure warrant and then search the wife and sons effects and seize trumps tax and health records and other personal items has only screwed Biden and his DOJ's overreaching political witch hunt. it's over, for Biden. he's done it this time. This will be his and the corrupt FBI and DOJ final desperate gasp!

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8 minutes ago, sanqing said:

You are way off base, not surprising though. You clearly don't think thru the complicated but obvious elements.

Garland first indicated he would appeal to 11th circuit but then asked Cannon to reconsider her ruling. Very telling, he thought she would cave, apparently not. Garlands in left field now, he messed it all up. All docs are under seal now he cannot illegally leak to wapo & NYT, and all this goes quiet until December earliest now. The Biden sanctioned & initiated MAL raid has just sputtered out and died. Garlands will be gone after the midterms and MAGA grows stronger thanks to the deep state buffoon goons thinking they are smarter than Trump's MAGA extraordinare. The deep state has failed again. Garland, such a humiliation and scab is all that remains now. Laughable.

Actually, your interpretation of what garland did is exactly wrong. He gave the Judge a chance to redeem herself. She must have seen the huge amount of criticism she got from some very right wing legal scholars. And exactly how will Garland be gone after the midterms? Even if the Republicans gain a majority in both the House and Senate, and decide to pursue impeachment, it's dubious that they would have the votes to succeed. And even if they did succeed, why would that stop the investigation. Your bile seems to have overexcited your imagination.

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, KanchanaburiGuy said:

Remember, it is not the Special Master's job to assess the merits of what the DOJ is doing.

 

His only job is to make sure the things the DOJ is NOT entitled to see and use.......... (privileged communications, private and personal things)............ get separated out from the many things they ARE entitled to see and use.

 

This process could be fairly quick, since the DOJ claims they've been doing these things themselves, already.

 

The Special Master should accept at face-value anything the DOJ has already done, rather than wasting time combing through it again.

 

If the DOJ is already saying they have no interest in those things they've already separated out........... there's no reason for the Special Master not to accept that!

 

After all, why comb through a bunch of things you know the DOJ isn't going to contest, anyway, since they separated it out, themselves?

 

If the DOJ has been as thorough about this as they would like us to believe............ (Remember, their argument before the judge was that a Special Master wasn't needed......... because they were already doing it themselves, anyway!).......... then there really shouldn't be all that much left for the Special Master to do, anyway!

 

lol

It's a stalling tactic. Trump was lucky to get a Trumpist stooge "judge" so the stalling will happen. The only question is for how long and to what effect. Remember that any decisions that either side doesn't like will face continuing legal battles, item by item. Justice delayed is justice denied. This was an almost perfect case until Trump got that lacky judge that thinks ex presidents are above the law. It may be back to other avenues, such as the Georgia case, which is still a very big threat to the losing president. 

[Jingthing]

13 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Slap in the face for the democrats. It looks possible justice will be served in this case, at least we will learn the origins of this latest - in a long long line - of attempts to persecute Donald Trump.

Prosecuting actually very very serious FELONY crimes that are a threat to national security is not persecution. The Trumpist line is that this one ex president is above the law. I don't think this is what the founders had in mind!

 

Ever heard of country over party?

 

Trump and his fascist movement, nothing semi about it, is a direct existential threat to American democracy.

[sanqing]

4 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Actually, your interpretation of what garland did is exactly wrong. He gave the Judge a chance to redeem herself. She must have seen the huge amount of criticism she got from some very right wing legal scholars. And exactly how will Garland be gone after the midterms? Even if the Republicans gain a majority in both the House and Senate, and decide to pursue impeachment, it's dubious that they would have the votes to succeed. And even if they did succeed, why would that stop the investigation. Your bile seems to have overexcited your imagination.

he laughed at the judge until she rocked his little peewee world, awarding the master, unredacting more of the affadavit revealing bidens overt complicity and then ordering no use of the seized items for the investigation. NOBODY expected that, especially not super legal buffoon Garland! It's SO OVER... you, they got nothing now. I pray some whistle blower leaks the fully unredacted MAL affadavit in the near term. Wow!

Trump / MAGA keep on winning.

The poor misguided soul here preaching indictment watch must be confused.

Stunning incompetence by Biden's deep state cabal of buffoons!

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26 minutes ago, sanqing said:

he laughed at the judge until she rocked his little peewee world, awarding the master, unredacting more of the affadavit revealing bidens overt complicity and then ordering no use of the seized items for the investigation. NOBODY expected that, especially not super legal buffoon Garland! It's SO OVER... you, they got nothing now. I pray some whistle blower leaks the fully unredacted MAL affadavit in the near term. Wow!

Trump / MAGA keep on winning.

The poor misguided soul here preaching indictment watch must be confused.

Stunning incompetence by Biden's deep state cabal of buffoons!

You got any evidence that there was anything in the redaction that established in any way "bidens overt complicity"? And no, abusive language directed towards Garland and others doesn't qualify.. 

[sanqing]

Just now, placeholder said:

You got any evidence that there was anything in the redaction that established in any way "bidens overt complicity"? And no, abusive language directed towards Garland and others doesn't qualify.. 

Yeah, it's all there in the judges release. I'm in the air at the moment close to 10k feet but I got all the proof you need. give me a few hours. Biden is quoted as requesting the fbi look at Trump's docs. if you don't know this then you must be in a cave in Afghanistan.

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Just now, sanqing said:

Yeah, it's all there in the judges release. I'm in the air at the moment close to 10k feet but I got all the proof you need. give me a few hours. Biden is quoted as requesting the fbi look at Trump's docs. if you don't know this then you must be in a cave in Afghanistan.

What you are referring to is old news. Namely that the acting head of NARA asked Biden if she could waive executive privilege for Trump. He gave her permission. It has nothing to do with revealing any new information from the warrant. And that's what you claimed.

[sanqing]

5 minutes ago, placeholder said:

You got any evidence that there was anything in the redaction that established in any way "bidens overt complicity"? And no, abusive language directed towards Garland and others doesn't qualify.. 

lol, you can't be so ignorant to dispute biden ordering FBI to investigate the records at MAL. Refer to judge cannons correspondence.

You got nothing, now go look for that.

 

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Just now, sanqing said:

lol, you can't be so ignorant to dispute biden ordering FBI to investigate the records at MAL. Refer to judge cannons correspondence.

You got nothing, now go look for that.

 

You made the claim. It's your responsibility to prove it.

[candide]

3 minutes ago, sanqing said:

lol, you can't be so ignorant to dispute biden ordering FBI to investigate the records at MAL. Refer to judge cannons correspondence.

You got nothing, now go look for that.

 

Aren't you tired of trolling? 

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3 minutes ago, sanqing said:

https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/biden-called-in-fbi-to-look-at-classified-trump-documents/

Did you bother to read past the headlines? You really would trust the headline from Rupert Murdoch's newspaper>

"The May 10 missive by Acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall to Trump attorney Evan Corcoran — published late Monday by JustTheNews — confirms that the White House counsel’s office, “affirming a request from the Department of Justice supported by an FBI letterhead memorandum,” asked the National Archives on April 11 to “provide the FBI access to the 15 boxes for its review within seven days.”

https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/biden-called-in-fbi-to-look-at-classified-trump-documents/

In other words,  the White House responded to a request. What's more, you seem to have some trouble dates. This is dated Aug 23. And yet you claimed the information was revealed in the recent reveal of some redacted text..

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19 minutes ago, sanqing said:

does anyone here expect indictments to the MAGA God's?

And, what will you say and do when Trump is 47 in 2025!

ENJOY the midterms Nov 8. the beginning of the end for all the deep state sheep followers.

It's a sure sign that anyone who resorts to predicting the future as an argument has nothing relevant in the present to offer.

[heybruce]

3 hours ago, sanqing said:

Yeah, it's all there in the judges release. I'm in the air at the moment close to 10k feet but I got all the proof you need. give me a few hours. Biden is quoted as requesting the fbi look at Trump's docs. if you don't know this then you must be in a cave in Afghanistan.

"I'm in the air at the moment close to 10k feet..."

 

Oh, you're high.  That explains your posts.  We'll just wait and see if you can post anything rational after you come down.

 

I see you only have 25 posts.  Did you just start posting after getting high?

[riclag]

3 hours ago, sanqing said:

lol, you can't be so ignorant to dispute biden ordering FBI to investigate the records at MAL. Refer to judge cannons correspondence.

You got nothing, now go look for that.

 

I think this will help!

"Accordingly, NARA will provide the FBI accessto the records in question, as requested by the incumbent President, beginning as early as Thursday, May 12, 2022," Wall wrote, about four months after Trump handed over the records to NARA.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-signed-off-fbi-review-trump-records-national-archives-letter-reveals

[heybruce]

31 minutes ago, riclag said:

I think this will help!

"Accordingly, NARA will provide the FBI accessto the records in question, as requested by the incumbent President, beginning as early as Thursday, May 12, 2022," Wall wrote, about four months after Trump handed over the records to NARA.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-signed-off-fbi-review-trump-records-national-archives-letter-reveals

The first sentence from your source provides useful perspective:

 

"The Biden White House, at the request of the Justice Department, signed off to have the FBI and the intelligence community examine hundreds of pages of classified documents former President Trump turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), a newly-surfaced government letter reveals. "  

 

There is a big difference between the President initiating an investigation of a former President, and the President approving a request from the Justice Department to examine classified that the former President possessed and refused to return to the government.  Also from your source:

 

"Administration officials privately defend the document review process, saying the Justice Department, by law, cannot make unilateral decisions about executive privilege, and that, ultimately, the sitting president decides. Those officials said Biden’s decision to defer to NARA and the DOJ was fully consistent with his executive authority."

 

[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, sanqing said:

You are way off base, not surprising though. You clearly don't think thru the complicated but obvious elements.

Garland first indicated he would appeal to 11th circuit but then asked Cannon to reconsider her ruling. Very telling, he thought she would cave, apparently not. Garlands in left field now, he messed it all up. All docs are under seal now he cannot illegally leak to wapo & NYT, and all this goes quiet until December earliest now. The Biden sanctioned & initiated MAL raid has just sputtered out and died. Garlands will be gone after the midterms and MAGA grows stronger thanks to the deep state buffoon goons thinking they are smarter than Trump's MAGA extraordinare. The deep state has failed again. Garland, such a humiliation and scab is all that remains now. Laughable.

Excellent post.

 

Those anti Trumpers that are out to get him on anything they can dream up ( just like in all the previous failed attempts ) must be melting now, given they probably thought they had this one in the bag.

Just wait till the election in November and this will IMO all go away quietly. They should have arrested him while they had the chance, LOL.