Posted on 08/27/2022 3:29:45 PM PDT by House Atreides
FIRST ON FOX: A federal judge on Saturday announced its "preliminary intent to appoint a special master" to review records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented raid of his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, at the request of former President Trump and his legal team, citing the "exceptional circumstances."
Trump and his legal team filed a motion Monday evening seeking an independent review of the records seized by the FBI during its raid of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, saying the decision to search his private residence just months before the 2022 midterm elections "involved political calculations aimed at diminishing the leading voice in the Republican Party, President Trump."
U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Saturday afternoon said that the decision was made upon the review of Trump’s submissions and "the exceptional circumstances presented."
Pursuant to Rule 53(b) (1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Court’s inherent authority, and without prejudice to the parties’ objections, the Court hereby provides notice of its preliminary intent to appoint a special master in this case," Cannon wrote in a filing Saturday.
A hearing is set for Sept. 1 at 1:00 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Fla. Cannon also ordered the Justice Department to file a response by Aug. 30 and provide, "under seal," a "more detailed Receipt for Property specifying all property seized pursuant to the search warrant executed on August 8, 2022.”
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Watch her stab Trump in the back. I trust NO ONE in our federal system any longer. NOT ONE!
How long until this judge has deep, dark secrets exposed from kindergarten?
the intent to intend....
Too late
Meanwhile, the copy machines are running 24/7 copying every document for possible future use. There are no private papers…
Too late. Filthy FBI vermin have already pawed thru everything,
It’s what his legal team requested. I’m confident this request was well thought out.
If the Archive gods get in such a panic about these documents then WHY are the Presidents allowed to leave with them? Let Archive take them all and let the President go to them and pick out what he wants. Then the god of the Archive will forever be in charge. and happy-until the dems are in charge and then it is OK to take them.
I do not and cannot believe the fbi will turn over everything.
liz cheney is available.
I thought that the word “master” was considered to be racist now. I guess it’s OK if the left uses it, especially to get President Trump.
You are a smart man. I’ll guaranty the special master will be a swamp denizen looking to rubber stamp, then whitewash anything the FIB/DOJ has decided to do.
If she lives! I do believe the FIB will go there!
Taint team? You can't make this stuff up.
SCOTUS ruling Navy vs Egan 1988 ruled the president can classify or declassify at his discretion whatever he chooses. Assclown branDUHn comes along and declares Trump can’t do that. See SCOTUS rulings don’t mean a thing. Did they want Trump to hold each doc and utter “I declare you unclassified!”
I think you misspelled ‘planted’. 🤔✌
from reports it definitely appears that the both the charge and the procedure of seizure were invalid
which would result in any charge being thrown right clear out of court
with the seized “evidence” inadmissible in court
any judge with two brain cells will try not to be prejudiced by seeing inadmissible evidence before having to, likely anyway, rule on a motion for dismissal
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