Donnie Dumptruck says Mar-A-Lago's been searched by the FBI

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Anonymous wrote:If Trump prevailed on this theory of executive privilege, wouldn't it also effectively prohibit any future administration from investigating alleged wrongdoing by Democratic administrations because they could just assert executive privilege over every record created by the executive branch during their own administration?

It would be contrary to the plain language of the Presidential Records Act.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I expect the special master selected will somehow be partial to Trump.

At this rate it’s going to be Mike Flynn.

It will be trump himself.

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We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

Ronald Reagan

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Looking forward to Justice Slito explain why different exrcutive privilege considerations apply to Republican former presidents.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I expect the special master selected will somehow be partial to Trump.

At this rate it’s going to be Mike Flynn.

Judge Jeanine Pirro.

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Cannon invented an expansive view of reputationsl harm stigma applicable solely to Trump.

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So if the FBI is currently investigating a foreign spy who somehow got access to these documents, they have to stop that investigation until a special master reviews everything that was seized? On what planet does that make any sense?

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It’s a weapons grade garbage decision. It’s not going significantly hinder the investigation.

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Anonymous wrote:So if the FBI is currently investigating a foreign spy who somehow got access to these documents, they have to stop that investigation until a special master reviews everything that was seized? On what planet does that make any sense?

The unsealed DOJ filings evidence that Trump was in possession of FISA material. The FBI was involved in some sort of a counterintelkigence investigation that lead to it applying for a FISA warrant. But the FBI can’t investigate who may have had access to classified materials obtained pursuant to the warrant. Only ODNI can do that — apparently. A Möbius strip of f8uckery.

[Anonymous]

Why did the decision say the search warrant execution was unannounced? They called the Secret Service an hour before they arrived.

I know the exceptions for an unannounced warrant are very narrow, and and infringement of 4A rights if not followed.

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Anonymous wrote:Why did the decision say the search warrant execution was unannounced? They called the Secret Service an hour before they arrived.

I know the exceptions for an unannounced warrant are very narrow, and and infringement of 4A rights if not followed.

Not sure what point you’re trying to make. A judge can approve a “no knock” warrant under limited circumstances. Otherwise law enforcement must “knock and anniunce” prior to obtaining entry. Neither of these strictly speaking apply here. The FBI had to jump through a hurdle of contacting USSS. Not sure if it was the FBI, USSS or MAL staff who contacted a Trump attorney.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did the decision say the search warrant execution was unannounced? They called the Secret Service an hour before they arrived.

I know the exceptions for an unannounced warrant are very narrow, and and infringement of 4A rights if not followed.

Not sure what point you’re trying to make. A judge can approve a “no knock” warrant under limited circumstances. Otherwise law enforcement must “knock and anniunce” prior to obtaining entry. Neither of these strictly speaking apply here. The FBI had to jump through a hurdle of contacting USSS. Not sure if it was the FBI, USSS or MAL staff who contacted a Trump attorney.

The decision says it was unannounced. It wasn’t.

[Anonymous]

Two takeaways from today’s tuning is (1) Cannon put a fabulous shine on the steaming turd of a legal argument advanced by Trump’s McLawyers and (2) we will have to wait and see who she appoints as a SM, what clearances will be needed (and how long that will take), the nature and scope of the tasks assigned to the SM and the timeline for completing review and resolving disagreemingscas to privilege. The SM will need to give Trump the opportunity to review the documents before the SM can entertain privilege claims. The wildcard is whether DOJ will seek leave for an emergency appeal.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TRUMP MOVING: For all your goalpost relocating needs.

1. I don’t have any classified documents.

2. Ackshually they’re my documents.

3. You should have asked for the documents.

4. The FBI planted the documents.

5. I declassified the documents.

6. I needed the documents for a memoir.

7. The FBI didn’t need a warrant because I was cooperating

8. The FBI dumped the documents on the floor and made a mess.

9. I needed the documents for my library.

That didn’t take long!

10. I don’t trust burn bags.

11. It’s just an issue of storage (thanks Marco Rubio of Sen Intel Committee)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two takeaways from today’s tuning is (1) Cannon put a fabulous shine on the steaming turd of a legal argument advanced by Trump’s McLawyers and (2) we will have to wait and see who she appoints as a SM, what clearances will be needed (and how long that will take), the nature and scope of the tasks assigned to the SM and the timeline for completing review and resolving disagreemingscas to privilege. The SM will need to give Trump the opportunity to review the documents before the SM can entertain privilege claims. The wildcard is whether DOJ will seek leave for an emergency appeal.

Looks like Cannon will appoint Giuliani next year to review everything. They will have to negotiate his fee first.