Kyle Cheney & Josh Gerstein seems to think Judge Cannon is going to give trump what he wants

[Nevilledog]

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NEWS: A judge appeared poised to restrict DOJ's access to materials seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate while a special master reviews it, @joshgerstein reports from Florida.

Judge Cannon said she might carve out an exception to allow ODNI review to continue.

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Judge Cannon didn't issue a ruling, but she raised concerns about the review and didn't seem deterred from her initial view that she was "inclined" to appont a special master.

CANNON also seemed inclined to allow the special master review to consider executive privilege, over DOJ objections that no possible claim of executive privilege against the Executive Branch could ever succeed.

politico.com
Trump lawyers face off with DOJ in court
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, will decide if the Mar-a-Lago documents case gets a special master.
12:06 PM · Sep 1, 2022

[RAB910]

1. these claims sound like bullshit in light of the judge declining to do something

and not setting a timeline for when she might

[Nevilledog]

14. Here's the article from Gerstein

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My takeaway from Trump special master hearing in Mar-a-Lago: Judge is considering an order that could temporarily put all the records seized there off limits to DOJ investigators for a period of time. Story w/@kyledcheney & @nicholaswu12

politico.com
Judge considers temporary limit on DOJ access to Trump documents
Government lawyers argue in hearing that there's 'evidence of three significant federal crimes' but judge may allow special review

She may even allow Trump's team to see the seized records while DOJ can't. Prosecutors tried to maneuver the judge, if she does that, to issue a ruling that DOJ could immediately appeal.
12:27 PM · Sep 1, 2022

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/01/trump-lawyers-doj-court-00054521?daqed

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge indicated Thursday that she’s seriously considering temporarily barring Justice Department investigators from reviewing material seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon suggested that she’s considering issuing that limitation, while potentially allowing an exception for the intelligence community to continue reviewing national security risks from the potential exposure of the seized documents.

Justice Department attorneys pushed back sharply against that outcome, warning against any disruption to their ongoing criminal investigation of Trump’s handling of classified documents. Cannon, who previously said she’s inclined to appoint an outside review of the materials seized form Trump’s estate, appeared undeterred during a two-hour hearing that featured arguments from DOJ counterintelligence officials and Trump’s legal team.

Justice Department attorneys repeatedly pleaded with Cannon not to interrupt their ongoing criminal probe, emphasizing that the search warrant executed on Aug. 8 was clearly valid and authorized to obtain “evidence of three significant federal crimes.”

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[triron]

17. Well this is insane if true.

[Nevilledog]

20. Seeing more on this

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Well, fuck. This is nuts

Steven Portnoy
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Cannon at one point indicated prosecutors may be “overreading” Nixon v. GSA in so stridently saying that Trump cannot assert executive privilege.

At another turn, she stopped Jay Bratt when he said the seized materials were classified. He had to note they were “marked” that way.

12:12 PM · Sep 1, 2022

I'm guessing crazy shit like this is why she kept reporters locked out of real-time reporting.

[triron]

2. Wtf? There is no 'executive privilege.'

[CincyDem]

3. Seems like there might be some benefit from bringing your own judge to a hearing...

Can wait for the next time I end up in traffic court. "Your Honor, respectfully...could you recuse yourself so my brother-in-law bubba can decide my case...I promise he'll be impartial". Yeah - that'll work.

[getagrip_already]

4. consider executive privelage?

that is BS, given it doesn't apply to natsec documents and it's bidens call either way.

wtaf?

This has to get appealed. Can the doj appeal it or is there some rule they can't?

[Ocelot II]

7. They can, and I think it was Neil Katyal who said that they would, immediately.

[triron]

8. For sure they can. But let's wait for the ruling.

[Ocelot II]

5. But she didn't order a stay, and the FBI has supposedly finished its privilege review anyhow,

so I don't know what difference appointing special master would make at this point. The investigation will continue regardless. And the DOJ did insist on a tight schedule if it were to happen. I have to think this is all just a sideshow.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Why is no one else reporting this?

Hmmmm???

[Nevilledog]

11. Don't know..... But Kyle's always been straightforward

He's done tons of reporting on the January 6th prosecutions.

[getagrip_already]

12. because it's conjecture?

based on what she wrote previously and presumably said in the court room. But it may just be click bait.

[Nevilledog]

15. Put the article in post 14

[msongs]

9. follow the money nt

[Lovie777]

10. Well I know from what i've been reading is that .....

Republicans don't give a rat's arse about The United States of America security nor her people.

[Demsrule86]

13. One of the fomer prosecuters (she has freckles)...can't think of her name said she didn't think the

the judge would allow it or if she did it would be very limited...and pointed out that the judge didn't shut Justice down at all while she writes the decision.

[triron]

16. Barbara McQuade

[Demsrule86]

18. Thank you. I like her. And she is often correct.

[in2herbs]

19. IMO if Cannon gives even an inch to tfg the feds should arrest him ASAP along with

others who they think he conspired with. Experts say there's enuf evidence right now to arrest tfg -- so do it. Make them all sit in jail with no access to outside media, etc., until our national security is secure.