Posted on 08/15/2022 9:29:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Despite claims that the FBI was attempting to retrieve classified documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, agents also seized boxes of records covered by attorney-client privilege and possibly executive privilege during its unprecedented raid, according to a new report.
Sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News that in addition to their seizure of potentially privileged records, the Department of Justice denied a request from Trump’s lawyers for an independent special master to review the records.
Sources told Fox News that Trump’s team was informed that boxes labeled A-14, A-26, A-43, A-13, and A-33 as well as a set of documents, all of which were itemized on the FBI’s property receipt, contained information covered by attorney-client privilege and that some records could be covered by executive privilege.
And we’re supposed to believe this wasn’t a fishing expedition?
Why does this matter? Because Trump has repeatedly asserted executive privilege in the Democrats’ January 6th witchhunt investigation. Now, as a result of the FBI’s raid, the FBI has documents covered by attorney-client privilege and possibly executive privilege in their possession. That’s rather convenient, isn’t it?
Many have suggested the Department of Justice wasn’t really after classified documents at all. Trump insists the documents had already been declassified, and the DOJ already knew which documents were in the secured storage and had requested an additional lock be added to the door. “They could have had it anytime they wanted—and that includes LONG ago. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS ASK,” Trump said in a statement.
The revelation that the FBI took boxes of privileged documents supports the theory that the raid was a pretext for the FBI to get into the house in search of other information.
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FBI and DOJ goons
Goons
Nations hostile to US➡️Soros, Clintons, Obama➡️Democrat Party➡️Bureaucrats
Smarten up goons.
Soros, Clintons and Obama aren’t going to spend their own money.
Goons, you are working for nations hostile to The United States.
‘Sources familiar with the investigation...’
While probably true, I’m so sick of reporting that never seems to be able to reveal the source. On the left it’s probably 90% BS. At Fox, probably not too much better than that.
Only assuming they had a very limited target, will use only a small portion of the haul and ignore, and return the rest of it intact. What are the odds of that?
Unless Trump pulled a sizable "switch and bait" "they" are now in possession of a body of MAGA executive documents, a most valuable tool for the anti-MAGA to use in a world of political machinations.
Unfortunately, it doesn't matter whether copies remain in patriotic hands.
The corrupt judge who issued the corrupt warrant was in Florida
Like impeachment 1 and 2 and the J6 lie this will be another guilty with no innocent even close by
Without public disclosure of the justification per the affidavit, the raid was no more than an FBI sanctioned burglary.
Just keep voting and pretend it matters.
I thought judges appointed special masters, not the corrupt DOJ..?
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