Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Did The Trump Team Stick it to DOJ? Progress on 'Special Master'

I always have a hard time getting these started again after taking a day off; too much material accumulates, and I just have to make choices as to what to include and what to leave behind. Still worth it.

There does seem to be some progress in the court filings regarding the Mar-a-Lago panty raid. Matt Vespa at Town Hall has hopes Did Trump's Legal Team Stick the 'Dagger' Into the Heart of the Biden DOJ's Mar-a-Lago Case?

The latest motion filed by Trump’s legal team seeks to further block the Justice Department from reviewing the documents. It also brought the heat in their 21-page filing that torched the legal justification for the FBI’s raid and the seizure of documents from the property (via The Guardian):
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to deny the justice department’s request to regain access to some documents the FBI seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort and restart the criminal investigation into his unauthorized retention of government documents.

The response from the Trump legal team reiterated that it wanted a so-called special master to review all of the seized materials, asking the judge to uphold her earlier order barring prosecutors from using the documents in a criminal investigation until the process was complete.

But in the 21-page filing, Trump’s lawyers interpreted the Presidential Records Act in sometimes unusual ways, and accused the justice department of criminalizing what they considered a dispute between Trump and the National Archives about how documents should be handled.

“In what at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control,” the response from the Trump legal team said, “the government wrongfully seeks to criminalize the possession by the 45th president of his own presidential and personal records.”
Mike Davis, a former law clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch, whose legal analysis we’ve featured prominently here, added that this filing “puts the dagger through the heart of the Biden DOJ's bogus, political charade.”

Also, Here's the Latest Fight Between Trump's Legal Team and the Biden DOJ Over Mar-a-Lago Docs. Sundance at CTH reports President Trump Lawyers Dispute Classified Status of Mar-a-Lago Documents, Refutes Arbitrary Definitions by DOJ and Supports Special Master Reviewing Everything. Herr Professor Jacobsen at LI, Trump Response to Stay Motion: Special Master Needed, Feds Trying “to skip the process and proceed straight to a preordained conclusion” “This investigation of the 45th President of the United States is both unprecedented and misguided. In what at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control, the Government wrongfully seeks to criminalize the possession by the 45th President of his own Presidential and personal records.”

Regarding the 'special master' that Judge Cannon is requesting, Da Caller reports Biden DOJ Pushes For Judge To Appoint Dem Donor As Special Master. It appears that the Trump team has objections to both candidates for the position proposed by the DOJ, but CNN reports Justice Department open to one of Trump's proposed candidates for special master review 

Dearie, originally a nominee of former President Ronald Reagan, has served as a federal judge in New York since the 1980s. He retired in 2011 and is now a senior judge on the circuit. 

Dearie also served a seven-year term on the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA court. He was one of the judges who approved an FBI and DOJ request to surveil Carter Page, a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, as part of the federal inquiry into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

And he might be kind of pissed at the shenanigans the DOJ and FBI used to obtain to those warrants.

Not shockingly, Sundance has A Different Take on the Dismissal of the Trump v Clinton Lawsuit. "If the documents seized by the FBI were part of the lawsuit established by President Trump and his legal team via Trump -v- Clinton, then the material seized is all attorney client work product.  Lawfully obtained, constitutionally declassified and legally protected material. This is where the ‘special master’ will play a key role."

Another trio of stories from Sundance,  Tucker Carlson Discusses the Continued DOJ Targeting of Joe Biden Political Opposition, Sunday Talks, Senator Mark Warner Says “People Will Die” if Trump Mar-a-Lago Documents Become Public (more Arkancide?) and The State of Our Justice Dept – Asst U.S Attorney Exposes His Penis, Forcibly Sexually Assaults Woman, lies to Investigators and DOJ Criminal Prosecution was Declined. They protect their own, regardless of how horrific. 

At JTN, GOP leader suggests homes of dozens of Trump supporters may soon be raided by FBI

Based on the Politico reporter's advanced knowledge, Dhillon speculated that the FBI "is telling reporters about these search warrants and subpoenas before they’re executed."

"There’s no other explanation for this," she said. "And I think the reason for this is to instill fear into Donald Trump’s supporters and into those who would challenge election irregularities right before an upcoming election."

"[I]t is illegal for the DOJ to leak this information to the media," Dhillon also said.

Mark Wauk reports  She Represented Carter Page. Leslie McAdoo Gordon, whose writings have been posted here before.

Extremely Leslie McAdoo Gordon ⚖️ 👠🇺🇸

So, here's my big (for me) announcement: I am retiring from the active practice of law in the courts. I will no longer be representing clients in litigation (criminal, civil, appeal, administrative) matters or defending investigations. I am done being a working litigator.

What I am not doing is "retiring" from public life. I am not closing my litigation practice to "spend more time with my family." No. I am done being an in-court lawyer because:

I'll have more to say later, but the bottom line is, after 26 years, & especially the last few, I have come to an inescapable conclusion: there is no justice to be had in our "justice" system. I am no longer willing to participate in a system that I consider to be a total farce.

My status as a practicing litigator has constrained me from speaking truth to and about the system. With that constraint removed, I will not be silent any longer.

The state of our institutions - particularly the criminal "justice" ones, but also the federal civil courts - is dire, & is unacceptable for a functioning republic. They must be radically overhauled & reformed, & a renewed emphasis on first principles restored.

At Da Caller, Dem Senator Invokes January 6 In 9/11 Interview. At Ace's, Lefty Politicians and Blue Checks: January 6th Was Just Like 9/11 Only Worse, You Know, "The NPCs got their Programming Update yesterday at 12:01 AM:" 

I know for a fact that 9/11 was not the same as January 6th. Here's how I know: Because within six months, lefties weren't making excuses for the January 6th insurrectionists and claiming that that, based on "their culture" and "their point of view," they were heroes, in a way.

Madeleine Hubbard at JTN, reports Rep. Gohmert gifts Jan. 6 defendant Dr. Simone Gold flag flown over Capitol "Gohmert gave her the flag as she was released from prison." At Twitchy, Gonna cry AGAIN? Adam Kinzinger DRAGGED (then dragged some more) for trashing J6 defendant Simone Gold AFTER serving her time. Nick Arama at Red State details how the FBI Turns Up on Doorstep of Trump Supporter Who Wasn't Even at the US Capitol on January 6

At the Michigan Star, Juror In Whitmer Kidnapping Trial Wanted Defendants to ‘Hang’, Was ‘Far-Left’, Defense Says "In evidence presented with the filing, former Fox defense team investigator Gary Gaudard declared that one of the juror’s coworkers had said he personally knew the juror to be “far-left leaning.” According to Gaudard, the coworker claimed to have heard that the juror said Fox and Croft were “guilty, no matter what” and would “hang” if the juror was chosen for the jury."

And some light reading about election activity:

Trump, Trump-backed candidates surge in new Arizona polling | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
All in the family? Donald Trump responds to rumor he would pick Ivanka as vice president | Washington Examiner
Althouse: The NYT's Nate Cohn pushes Democrats to worry about "the possibility that the apparent Democratic strength in Wisconsin and elsewhere is a mirage — an artifact of persistent and unaddressed biases in survey research."
2022 House Forecast | FiveThirtyEight
GOP hopefuls for election posts see enemies within own party | AP News
Romney Worked Behind Scenes to Sabotage Trump's 2020 Bid: Book
Hillary and Harris Use 9/11 To Further Biden's "GOP is Fascist" Narrative - Victory Girls Blog
'Our best opportunity': Republicans pose serious threat to Cortez Masto in Nevada
Sen. Mark Kelly on Biden: "It's Not My Job To Give Him A Report Card" | Video | RealClearPolitics
Dr. Oz to the rescue ... literally – HotAir
So we've finally seen Senate candidate John Fetterman's neck since his stroke and the internet has questions ... and a whole lotta memes | Not the Bee
John Fetterman's 9/11 Abortion Rally Is His Most Disturbing Performance Yet – RedState
Viral Photo Raises New Questions About John Fetterman's Health – PJ Media
Ace of Spades HQ Fetterman Is Getting Worse, Not Better
Old Joe Biden on 9/11 Wants Us to Fight for 'Our Democracy' – PJ Media
9/11 and Biden's Destruction of America's Soul – PJ Media
November Is Looking Even Brighter for Georgia Republicans – PJ Media
Poll: Herschel Walker Increasing Lead In Georgia Senate Race | The Daily Wire
Georgia Republicans Walker, Kemp widen lead over Democratic opponents: poll | Just The News
Democrat Congressman Claims Republicans ‘Stole’ U.S. House Seat In Texas By Winning The Election | The Daily Wire
Virginia attorney general creates new Election Integrity Unit
NY Gov. Hochul's Law Claims Its First Victims: Historical Battle Reenactors - The Truth About Guns
‘Fake News’ Media: Lying by Omission : The Other McCain
Las Vegas official Robert Telles, accused of killing reporter Jeff German, could get paid for months
Ace of Spades HQ Washington Post: Americans "Resigned" to Inflation, "Feeling Better" About Dealing With It
Patty Murray Slams Opponent for Questioning Election Results. She Did the Same Thing in 2004.
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