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Dershowitz to Newsmax: DOJ Is 'Cherry-Picking What They Release'
Newsmax ^ | Wednesday, 31 August 2022 08:19 PM | Nicole Wells

Posted on 09/01/2022 12:40:18 AM PDT by conservative98

Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax Wednesday that the photo of classified materials at Mar-a-Lago that the Department of Justice attached to a 36-page motion it filed late Tuesday night shows it is selectively editing what it releases to the public.

"It proves one thing: that they're cherry-picking what they release," Dershowitz said during an appearance on Newsmax's "The Record With Greta Van Susteren." "This is classified material, and they're putting it out and giving it to our enemies because they want to — because they can. On the other hand, they redact other material."

"They know that The New York Times and CNN are going to show the picture without comment," the retired law professor continued. "Thank God for you, Greta. You at least have the willingness to say it may have been staged, maybe the Justice Department lawyers put it out there to be photographed."

FBI agents raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate Mar-a-Lago Aug. 8 searching for boxes of classified documents he allegedly took with him when he left office. The 45th president has claimed that he declassified the materials the FBI recovered while he was still in Washington.

Discussing the legal filing photo, Dershowitz said, "You have to look at everything the government and the Justice Department does critically.

"The government uses classification and sealing to serve its own ends," he said. "They redact selectively. That's been my experience for 55 years. Nothing has changed.

"Do not trust the government to guard itself," he continued. "'Who will guard the guardians?' is an old Roman statement, and it's just as true of the Justice Department today as it was in ancient Rome."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dershowitz; doj; garland; greta; trump

1 posted on 09/01/2022 12:40:18 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Who

would

have

guessed

???????


2 posted on 09/01/2022 12:46:05 AM PDT by period end of story (Unvaxxed for my protection.)
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To: conservative98

3 posted on 09/01/2022 12:46:41 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

The US government is illegitimate.


4 posted on 09/01/2022 12:49:47 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

I would say more precisely that the US government when run by democrats is illegitimate.


5 posted on 09/01/2022 2:01:32 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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I would say more precisely that the US government when run by democrats is illegitimate.

So, we agree that at this point in time, it's illegitimate.

6 posted on 09/01/2022 2:06:20 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: conservative98

This has to be a setup. Look at the ‘EVIDENCE MARKER. 2A “ IN the bottom right of the picture!!!

Why would Trump trash his files and then put a 2A marker in the pic.

Am I missing something????


7 posted on 09/01/2022 3:34:34 AM PDT by Freeper (My authority? I can read. )
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To: Freeper

Have you ever seen a FBI or drug cache photo where every gun, every drug bundle every stack of dollars were not exactly lined up like a military parade? And now this coming from President Trumps office looks like a teenagers room.


8 posted on 09/01/2022 5:17:15 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: conservative98

The department of inquisition is getting sloppier by the day if they had anything they would have released it with out the bogus warrant and sniffing panties.


9 posted on 09/01/2022 8:09:56 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: kiryandil

“The US government is illegitimate.”

The FBI goons’ going into a woman’s underwear drawer, displayed actions that go beyond the pale.

Actually, those goons should be dunked in a big pail of shit!

No justice since Obama appointed Holder, AG.


10 posted on 09/01/2022 9:58:08 AM PDT by BatGuano (2020 = Stolen Election. Believe it! Molon Labe.)
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To: conservative98
"Do not trust the government to guard itself," he continued. "'Who will guard the guardians?' is an old Roman statement, and it's just as true of the Justice Department today as it was in ancient Rome."

We are so screwed. Hopefully we get a special master at a minimum.

11 posted on 09/01/2022 10:01:49 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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