- Trump’s lawyers run into trouble with Raymond Dearie, the special master.
- Dearie asked Trump’s staff to provide details about the files he claimed to have declassified.
- His team is now arguing against Trump’s argument that this would compromise any defense Trump may have to future charges.
The legal team of former President Donald Trump is currently negotiating with Raymond Dearie.
The center of the latest issue is a collection of top-secret materials, which were seized by the FBI in its August 8 raid on Mar-a-Lago. Trump claims that he had Everything is declassifiedThe FBI discovered. Dearie asks that Trump’s staff provide details about whether files have been classified or not.
In a September 19, filingTrump’s team appealed to Dearie in order not to reveal details about top-secret materials.
Trump’s lawyers claim that Trump should “disclose certain information regarding declassification (to the Court or to the Government”) at a specific time and place,” according to the filing.They ask that Dearie and his team not demand information from Dearie about whether documents have been declassified.
Trump’s lawyers claim that Trump would have to hand over these documents if he wanted to make a defense to avoid any “subsequent charges.”
Dearie’s lawyer are also questioning Dearie’s suggested deadlines. He argues that Dearie’s draft plan “compresses” the entire inspection and labeling process to be completed before October 7, 2022.
Trump’s lawyers filed the filing saying that “We respectfully suggest all deadlines can be extended in order for a more realistic evaluation of the areas where there is disagreement.”
Dearie has until November 30th to complete reviewing documents seized from the FBI. The agency took 11 sets classified documents with it during Mar-a-Lago’s raidSome of these are marked “top secret.” The DOJ is Looking into whether Trump broke any of three federal laws — including the Espionage Act — by keeping the documents at his Florida residence.
Last week, the DOJ AppealedJudge Aileen Clinton’s initial decision in appointing a special master to the case. The DOJ also has Cannon granted partial stay to request a reconsideration of the decisionIt may also be able to access classified documents during formal appeals, which could lead to the case being dismissed. Moving on to the Supreme Court.
DearieHe is a former chief Judge of the United States District Court Eastern District of New York. He was appointed. Trump’s requestAs A neutral third party investigatorTrump’s legal dispute with the FBI about documents it seized during its raid on Mar-a-Lago. Trump is You have to pay the billFor the cost of appointing a special master.
Trump is represented by counsel at Ifrah Law — lawyers James Trusty, Christopher Kise, Lindsey Halligan, and Evan Corcoran.
