So Trump's flunky Judge (Cannon) has been trying to throw a lifeline to his ridiculous attempts to delay and obfuscate the basic facts regarding the documents he stole. He's not allowed to have the documents (Govt property) whether they're classified or not, and just taking them was a violation of the Presidential Records Act. All these baseless claims about "Executive Privilege" and the possibility of "attorney-client Privilege" are likely no more than an attempt to shield him from the repercussions of documents which likely show him engaged in criminal acts.
Common sense says he isn't throwing a tantrum over the documents being his because he just wants to own them. Although the idea of trying to profit off of them is not something you can completely dismiss when Trump and his overwhelming greed are involved...
I actually think that Cannon's ridiculous rulings are going to be systematically obliterated thru the appellate process, and the DOJ will likely win on any issue they choose to appeal. But in my mind, the SCOTUS always seemed to be the stumbling block to the process, and I'm sure Trump was relying on SCOTUS to be his ultimate protector as well.
However, a couple of decisions from SCOTUS today may have altered that calculation, and shown that even this Court has a point where their tolerance for nonsense has some sort of limit. First off, and only peripheral in a broad sense to the MAL case is the Court refusing to hear Mike Pillow's appeal in his defamation case. Basically the Court is saying that Dominion's 1.3 Billion suit vs Lindell (which my guess is they'll win) can go forward. I'd like to think that even the rightest of Justices are basically saying it's time to reign this lunatic in, but I'm guessing the vote was close.
This article doesn't give the vote totals, just informs of the decision not to hear the case...
www.yahoo.com
Now much more consequential for Trump/MAL is another case the Court declined, which involved the DOJ's ability to use "filter teams" in Korf vs US. Basically Korf tried to claim that it was illegal for the DOJ to use "filter teams" of agents/personnel not involved in the current case to review documents and determine "privilege". That's exactly what Trump has maintained in MAL, so to my layman's mind, it seems the Court is basically rejecting Trump's claims outright. Although they are doing so by proxy via a totally different case.
For the legal Beagles...
"The Justices denied a writ of certiorari in Korf v. United States, which questioned the legality of “filter team” protocols that allow teams of federal prosecutors and agents not assigned to a given case to review seized documents claimed to be privileged before the privilege question has been resolved.
The former president’s defenses for how and why the documents ended up at Mar-a-Lago has shifted, but one of his claims stymying DOJ review of the materials is that the documents contain privileged information.
In Korf, a “filter team” of DOJ attorneys reviewed materials seized during an investigation before a court had responded to claims of privilege on those documents."
www.yahoo.com
Another tidbit. From the article it appears that the ruling (that the Court upheld) in Korf, came from the 11th Circuit. That's the same Court involved in the MAL case, and to me it would indicate that SCOTUS is saying the issue of "filter teams" is settled. Could that also undermine the whole concept of the need for a "Special Master"?
Common sense says he isn't throwing a tantrum over the documents being his because he just wants to own them. Although the idea of trying to profit off of them is not something you can completely dismiss when Trump and his overwhelming greed are involved...
I actually think that Cannon's ridiculous rulings are going to be systematically obliterated thru the appellate process, and the DOJ will likely win on any issue they choose to appeal. But in my mind, the SCOTUS always seemed to be the stumbling block to the process, and I'm sure Trump was relying on SCOTUS to be his ultimate protector as well.
However, a couple of decisions from SCOTUS today may have altered that calculation, and shown that even this Court has a point where their tolerance for nonsense has some sort of limit. First off, and only peripheral in a broad sense to the MAL case is the Court refusing to hear Mike Pillow's appeal in his defamation case. Basically the Court is saying that Dominion's 1.3 Billion suit vs Lindell (which my guess is they'll win) can go forward. I'd like to think that even the rightest of Justices are basically saying it's time to reign this lunatic in, but I'm guessing the vote was close.
This article doesn't give the vote totals, just informs of the decision not to hear the case...
Supreme Court declines to hear MyPillow CEO appeal in defamation case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell as he fights a defamation suit from a voting machine company he said rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Trump. Dominion Voting Systems, which manufactures machines used to administer...
Now much more consequential for Trump/MAL is another case the Court declined, which involved the DOJ's ability to use "filter teams" in Korf vs US. Basically Korf tried to claim that it was illegal for the DOJ to use "filter teams" of agents/personnel not involved in the current case to review documents and determine "privilege". That's exactly what Trump has maintained in MAL, so to my layman's mind, it seems the Court is basically rejecting Trump's claims outright. Although they are doing so by proxy via a totally different case.
For the legal Beagles...
"The Justices denied a writ of certiorari in Korf v. United States, which questioned the legality of “filter team” protocols that allow teams of federal prosecutors and agents not assigned to a given case to review seized documents claimed to be privileged before the privilege question has been resolved.
The former president’s defenses for how and why the documents ended up at Mar-a-Lago has shifted, but one of his claims stymying DOJ review of the materials is that the documents contain privileged information.
In Korf, a “filter team” of DOJ attorneys reviewed materials seized during an investigation before a court had responded to claims of privilege on those documents."
Supreme Court declines to hear case on DOJ ‘filter teams’ used in Trump search
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case about whether the Justice Department (DOJ) can use “filter teams,” such as the one enlisted by the DOJ to begin a review of evidence collected at former President Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago to determine whether they are privileged. The Justices...
Another tidbit. From the article it appears that the ruling (that the Court upheld) in Korf, came from the 11th Circuit. That's the same Court involved in the MAL case, and to me it would indicate that SCOTUS is saying the issue of "filter teams" is settled. Could that also undermine the whole concept of the need for a "Special Master"?
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