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To: Boogieman
I am lost.

The Constitution and a couple of supreme court cases make if very clear that the president has the final word, not to be over ruled by anyone, as to what documents are classified and which are declassified.

In addition, and I did not save the link, the court has said that the president does not have to document the fact that he has declassified a document.

The courts have even ruled that the congress can not pass a law restricting that right to determine what is and what is not classified. The only way to change that power or restrict it, is to amend the Constitution.

There is also the matter of “the fruit of a poisoned tree”. The warrant did not specify personal photos, tax records, family and personal photos, personal mail and the many other items seized. Removing those items was illegal, just as illegal as emptying his wallet or taking his watch.

The fruit of the poisoned tree philosophy means that nothing gained from an illegal search and seizure can be used in a prosecution. Not just the illegal items, but every single item seized is not admissible.

Now I am not an attorney, as any lawyer will recognize immediately, so I would appreciate an attorney explaining how so many offences to Trump's protections under the Constitution and the law can continue to be ignored by the courts.

31 posted on 09/22/2022 8:46:58 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the federal government can not make worse.)
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To: old curmudgeon

“I would appreciate an attorney explaining how so many offences to Trump’s protections under the Constitution and the law can continue to be ignored by the courts.”

I’m not a lawyer either, but it doesn’t take a lawyer to realize that any protections the Constitution offers are meaningless to a lawless government.


38 posted on 09/22/2022 8:59:14 AM PDT by Boogieman
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