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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m confused about what this special master would do.  Say he determines a document is subject to executive privilege.  Then what?  That basically proves it belongs to the government and trump illegally had it.  [/quote]

A special master typically operates behind the scenes because they are supposed to act in a role as impartial advisor to the court who can make findings and recommendations to the court. Filings may not be docketed. Hearings — such as they are — may not be transcribed or open to the public. It provides cover to Trump. [/quote]

That doesn’t answer the question.  Trump wants a special master to determine what docs are subject to executive privilege.  So what if the special master does that?  What is the result?  Surely they won’t give him the docs back.  What’s the point?[/quote]

Trump...doesn't control executive privilege.[/quote]

As I understand it, there’s still an open question on whether a former president can assert it over a current one.  DC Circuit said no, but SCOTUS affirmed on different grounds and a number of justices expressly disagreed.  I bet that never gets decided in this case though because SCOTUS clearly held in the Nixon cases that executive privilege cannot be used as a shield in a criminal prosecution.[/quote]
That case was about the legislative branch getting records from the executive branch. Doesn’t apply here.[/quote]

Whereas Trump wants to get documents "back" from the Executive branch under an executive privilege that actually means they are the ones entitled to the docs, not Trump. He never understood the Office of the President. He thought it was all about Him personally.[/quote]

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