‘Where’s the beef?’: special master says Trump’s Mar-a-Lago records claims lack substance

[Scott]

Donald Trump’s assertions of executive and attorney-client privilege over certain documents that the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago resort appeared to lack evidence sufficient for him to rule in the former US president’s favor, the special master reviewing the records suggested on Tuesday.

The special master, senior US district court judge Raymond Dearie, complained during a conference call in the case that the log of documents Trump is trying to withhold from the justice department did not give enough information about the validity of the privilege claims

Dearie encouraged Trump’s lawyers to elaborate on why they believed the documents could be excluded from the justice department’s criminal investigation into the potential willful retention of national defense information, removal of government records and obstruction of justice.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/trump-mar-a-lago-documents-seized-fbi

[Caldera]

Lock him up.

 

Trump that is, not the special master. 

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The points raised by Trump's lawyers are the kind of losing proposition a lawyer makes to appease a clueless client. They have to know that their grounds for opposing the DOJ are ridiculous.

[riclag]

Back to Judge Cannon it appears.

Judge derire  needs just follow the instructions laid out by Judge Cannon.

"The special master's job is to prepare a report and recommendations. The judge can choose to adopt or reject those recommendations, but ultimately, it's up to the discretion of the judge to make the decision," Rahmani told Newsweek.

https://www.newsweek.com/special-master-raymond-dearie-resign-judge-cannon-1749527

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21 minutes ago, riclag said:

Back to Judge Cannon it appears.

Judge derire  needs just follow the instructions laid out by Judge Cannon.

"The special master's job is to prepare a report and recommendations. The judge can choose to adopt or reject those recommendations, but ultimately, it's up to the discretion of the judge to make the decision," Rahmani told Newsweek.

https://www.newsweek.com/special-master-raymond-dearie-resign-judge-cannon-1749527

We've already seen what judges think of Cannon's legal prowess. Remember how a panel of the 11th circuit  issued a very sharp rebuke to her over whether documents marked classified should be kept from the prosecutors. Raymond Dearie has distinguished himself with a lifetime of service. Judge Cannon is a Joanie-Come-Lately with a brief tenure of disservice.

It turns out that there's very strong evidence that Trump's lawyers actually shopped for her by lying that they had to file an appeal in person because the computer system was down. Yet other lawyers filed on the same day via the system and had no problems.

The Incredible Mystery of How Trump Got Judge Cannon in the Mar-a-Lago Case

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-incredible-mystery-of-how-donald-trump-got-judge-aileen-cannon-in-the-mar-a-lago-case

[bendejo]

6 hours ago, placeholder said:

The Incredible Mystery of How Trump Got Judge Cannon in the Mar-a-Lago Case

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-incredible-mystery-of-how-donald-trump-got-judge-aileen-cannon-in-the-mar-a-lago-case

Thanks for this, good info.

Waiting for DT to come to her defense that nevertrumpers are discriminating against a woman, something he himself would never do

 

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by bendejo