Fireworks at Mar-a-Lago
Appeals court strikes down special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday halted an outside review of thousands of documents seized from former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence, ruling that a lower-court judge was wrong to appoint an expert to decide whether any of the material should be shielded from criminal investigators.
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Trump sought the outside arbiter, known as a special master, after the FBI executed a court-approved search of Mar-a-Lago, his home and private club, on Aug. 8, retrieving more than 13,000 documents related to Trump’s time in the White House. About 100 of the documents were classified, and some contained extremely sensitive government secrets, according to court records.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon of Florida agreed to appoint Judge Raymond J. Dearie of Brooklyn as special master to review the documents, rejecting the Justice Department’s argument that presidents do not retain executive privileges after leaving office.
Who ya gonna believe, the Justice Department or an underqualified judge appointed by a criminal lunatic?
H/t Screechy Monkey
While I’m hoping that Trump and everyone around him are having a thoroughly miserable day, I especially hope that Judge Cannon is shrivelling up with shame and embarrassment. She really deserves to.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon gets to sit on the bench for life…for life……for life……….for life…………
Which is why control of the Presidency and senate is so important (and control of State Houses for redistricting, and control of SoS for making elections fair and easy for all to participate in).