FBI raids Mar-A-Lago
PVW said:
Steve said:
Yes, two of the three on the 11th Cir. panel were his appointees.
On that topic, what's the deal with the Trump team recommending Dearie? He seems normal and professional so far. Is the Trump team so incompetent that they're even bad at being bad?
They probably read his page on the Wikipedia (Reagan US Attorney and court appointee) and thought they had a fellow traveler.
That's probably the extent of their "research".
Hi . House Intelligence Committee Chair here.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) September 22, 2022
Trump just claimed he could declassify things by saying “‘it’s declassified,’ even by thinking about it.”
I know he says he’s a big “thinker” and all, but that’s not how any of this works. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
They forgot to read and see that he's a former prosecutor (and, in my limited experience with him, a very good jurist).
Steve said:
drummerboy said:
This only counts if the court gave a merciless beat down on Cannon's opinion.
It did.
She seems incompetent, in Trump's pocket or both. Being in his pocket does not imply corruption. She may just be another starry eyed MAGA acolyte, stupid. It doesn't bode well.
Unfortunately, she can only be removed by senate conviction. Never happen.
I suspect that she is a total MAGAt and saw this as a stepping stone to the Circuit should he or one of his acolytes become POTUS.
Weird - I don't see anything regarding the T**** revelations on th Fox homepage:
Looks like Kerry and Hunter have a higher precedence in their world.
They just replaced it with what they probably think is a more flattering picture.
Justice Dept. Is Said to Believe Trump Has More Documents (NYT)
There's something seriously wrong with that man.
(ORDER LIST: 598 U.S.)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022
ORDER IN PENDING CASE 22 A283
TRUMP, DONALD J. V. UNITED STATES
The application to vacate the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on September 21, 2022, presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied.
That's the Supreme Court response, in full.
PVW said:
(ORDER LIST: 598 U.S.)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022
ORDER IN PENDING CASE 22 A283
TRUMP, DONALD J. V. UNITED STATES
The application to vacate the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on September 21, 2022, presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied.That's the Supreme Court response, in full.
Maybe they're getting sick of his whiny appeals. The SC exists to resolve critical constitutional issues. They take only about 80 cases a year. They're not there to spend their whole year dealing with Trump's issues.
The DOJ is petitioning the court to get rid of the special master, basically claiming that Judge Cannon's opinion on the matter is full of crap.
drummerboy said:
The DOJ is petitioning the court to get rid of the special master, basically claiming that Judge Cannon's opinion on the matter is full of crap.
She is, but it will be moot by the time the appeal is argued.
Steve said:
drummerboy said:
The DOJ is petitioning the court to get rid of the special master, basically claiming that Judge Cannon's opinion on the matter is full of crap.
She is, but it will be moot by the time the appeal is argued.
Maybe not. They seem to be fast tracking this stuff.
Appeals Court Scraps Special Master Review in Trump Documents Case (NYT)
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday removed a major obstacle to the criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s hoarding of government documents, ending an outside review of thousands of records the F.B.I. seized from his home and freeing the Justice Department to use them in its inquiry.
In a unanimous but unsigned 21-page ruling, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta shut down a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump that has, for nearly three months, slowed the inquiry into whether he illegally kept national security records at his Mar-a-Lago residence and obstructed the government’s efforts to retrieve them.
The appeals court was sharply critical of the decision in September by Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who sits in the Southern District of Florida, to intervene in the case. The court said Judge Cannon never had legitimate jurisdiction to order the review or bar investigators from using the files, and that there was no justification for treating Mr. Trump differently from any other target of a search warrant.
If only there was Federal Traffic Court so Judge Cannon could be shunted there.
nohero said:
If only there was Federal Traffic Court so Judge Cannon could be shunted there.
She was clearly applying for elevation should there be a second Trump term.
drummerboy said:
Steve said:
drummerboy said:
The DOJ is petitioning the court to get rid of the special master, basically claiming that Judge Cannon's opinion on the matter is full of crap.
She is, but it will be moot by the time the appeal is argued.
Maybe not. They seem to be fast tracking this stuff.
So, it was not technically moot, but yesterday was the day final submissions were to be made to the Special Master. Glad that they ruled as quickly and strongly as they did.
Steve said:
She was clearly applying for elevation should there be a second Trump term.
Why its important for the Democrats to hold the senate.
Steve said:
And the White House.
Screw the Republicans. McConnell likes to play games? I suggest Democrats do one better.
If a Republican gets into the WH and the senate is controlled by Democrats then don't pass any nominations recommended by or who belong or have any past association with the Federalist society.
I don't care if there are 2, 3, 4, or 5 SC vacancies or other vacancies. If the Federal Judiciary gets bogged down by vacancies, then so be it. Its better than getting stuck with lifetime toxic jurists from that society.
Items with classified markings found at Trump storage unit in Florida (WaPo)
Did they remember to check the couch cushions, and the pockets of items left at the dry cleaners?
PVW said:
Items with classified markings found at Trump storage unit in Florida (WaPo)
Did they remember to check the couch cushions, and the pockets of items left at the dry cleaners?
knowing Trump they should also be scanning eBay
I feel like this will be one of those things on whatever the future version of Unsolved Mysteries will be. Like 30 years in the future, that era's Robert Stack will be talking about a box of highly classified documents that was never recovered, rumored to be in a safe in the underwater ruins off of New Miami...
It’s actually worrisome to think what would be the purpose of him hiding these documents. I’m thinking they would fetch a pretty penny if he could sell them to lil Kim, Xi Xi, or Rasputin. Maybe he saw this as a form of income if he lost his businesses. It’s just a crazy situation.
Justice Department asks judge to hold Trump team in contempt over Mar-a-Lago case (WaPo)
Prosecutors have urged a federal judge to hold Donald Trump’s office in contempt of court for failing to fully comply with a May subpoena to return all classified documents in his possession, according to people familiar with the matter — a sign of how contentious the private talks have become over whether the former president still holds any secret papers.
In recent days, Justice Department lawyers have asked U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell to hold Trump’s office in contempt, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sealed court proceedings. But the judge has not yet held a hearing or ruled on the request, they said.
The request came after months of mounting frustration from the Justice Department with Trump’s team — frustration that spiked in June after the former president’s lawyers provided assurances that a diligent search had been conducted for classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago Club and residence. But the FBI amassed evidence suggesting — and later confirmed through a court-authorized search — that many more remained.
One of the key areas of disagreement centers on the Trump legal team’s repeated refusal to designate a custodian of records to sign a document attesting that all classified materials have been returned to the federal government, according to two of these people. The Justice Department has repeatedly sought an unequivocal sworn written assurance from Trump’s team that all such documents have been returned, and Trump’s team has been unwilling to designate a custodian of records to sign such a statement while also giving assurances that they have handed documents back.
Sounds like Trump wants his lawyers to potentially lie for him, and they don't want to do it.
Judge Cannon has officially dismissed the lawsuit from Team 45 that resulted in the Special Master appointment. She cites lack of jurisdiction. This should have been the case all along, but now the FBI has full access to all the materials seized from the Mar-A-Lago warrant search.
It’s a typical tactic for Trump to pursue any legal maneuver to delay court proceedings. The current special counsel, Jack Smith, has a reputation for being a no-nonsense bulldog and it will be interesting to see how the usual Trump BS plays out. Now that the midterms are done I think things will start really falling into place.
It’s a pretty cut and dried situation. Trump took government documents inappropriately. He was asked to return them more than once. Including a court subpoena about 15 months after he left office. He and his staff still failed to comply and the FBI executed a duly issued search warrant which revealed dozens of government documents on the premises.
The question of classified or not is immaterial. He had government property in his possession. His behavior indicates this was not an accident. He had multiple opportunities to rectify the situation.
This dismissal means that investigation can move forward in impeded (for now). What it also opens up is the possibility of finding evidence of other criminal activity in the materials that were seized, since the DOJ has access to all of it.
Prosecutors Seek Trump Lawyer’s Testimony, Suggesting Evidence of Crime (NYT)
Federal prosecutors overseeing the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents are seeking to pierce assertions of attorney-client privilege and compel one of his lawyers to answer more questions before a grand jury, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding an aggressive new dimension to the inquiry and underscoring the legal peril facing Mr. Trump.
The prosecutors have sought approval from a federal judge to invoke what is known as the crime-fraud exception, which allows them to work around attorney-client privilege when they have reason to believe that legal advice or legal services have been used in furthering a crime. The fact that prosecutors invoked the exception in a sealed motion to compel the testimony of the lawyer, M. Evan Corcoran, suggests that they believe Mr. Trump or his allies might have used Mr. Corcoran’s services in that way.
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They’re running out of stooges.