Updates in the replies
That sounds pretty cold and boring but when you find the right person to tell the story... it is anything but... and that person is NOT me. I add commentary but leave the hefty nuance to the experts. I have debilitating brain fog so please, if I missed something...add it in a comment. I would like this to be a fairly comprehensive depository (repository? Is online storage a deposit?) of information, albeit not as professionally done as some might like.
Before you begin, know that tRUMP was filing late, had a lawyer, M. Evan Corcoran, file for him but it is a jumbled mess and... he is filing Pro Se... which literally means he is REPRESENTING HIMSELF! His struggle to find lawyers is also very real. 'Report: No Respectable Lawyer Willing to Touch Trump With 10-Foot Pole After Mar-a-Lago Raid' (Not a raid, but a literally warranted search and seizure, FFS) https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/donald-trump-lawyer-problems-classified-documents-raid
I cracked up a couple of times , so if you love a sense of humour yet, still want the facts and "telling it like ot is,"then this is your girl: https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1561851813422252033
I have not read Emptywheel's analysis, but she is usually good for the cold hard facts, even though she sucks at nuance. And like me can get bogged down and be too literal , but man, she notices things no one else can , especially in huge document filings. Think of it as a more forensic analysis when no one else seems to know what is going on. https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1561817258309156864
If you want a bunch of opinions, jokes, memes, info... from Twitter at large, look here. https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Special%20Master%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends
My take away in non legalese is TRUMP's BEING An ASSHOLE Again; hmmm... that might have been a better title. Here is the timeline to refresh your meme-ories. (I forgot, "Sure we got a subpoena, but we basically ignored it")
CNN Clown Hall Questions:
COLLINS: Did you ever show those classified documents to anyone? tRUMP: “Not really. I would have the right to.”
COLLINS: What do you mean? tRUMP: “Not that I can think of… I have the absolute right to do whatever I want with them.”
27:20 tRUMP speaks about the documents https://youtu.be/HvUdZtyg5Sg
This long post is an extension from these original posts ...
Aug 09, 2022 When did DOJ start treating removal of classified documents like a felony? 2018
Aug 14, 2022 A man with no moral compass can never find his way. - Adam Schiff
UPDATE #4
Updates are in the comments below
tRUMP is once again obstructing justice and and national security, and yet, his base still insists everything he does is fine because they love and trust him. That devotion is one definition that you are in a cult.
tRUMP appointed Judge Cannon has agreed to a special master for executive privilege of documents which tRUMP does not have, even though it was filed too late and not in legalese. (It was a tRUMP dump ) She has given the DOJ 'til Tuesday to reply and set a hearing for Sept, 01. This national security lawyer says, nicely, that she is full of shit. This is all about LOSER45 preparing to pretend to be further victimized by the DOJ and grift more donations.
A former FBI Special Agent, lawyer, Legal and national security analyst chimes in.
More on the classified docs and affidavit
Aug 26, 2022 Unsealed Trump Mar-a-Lago search warrant application cover sheet offers the DOJ’s description of potential crimes: — Wilful retention of national defense information — Concealment or removal of govt records — Obstruction of federal investigation
“Trump ignored multiple opportunities to quietly address the FBI’s concerns by turning over all the classified material in his possession — including a grand jury subpoena accepted by the Trump team May 11. Again and again, he reacted with a familiar mixture of obsession and indignation, causing some in his orbit to fear he basically dared the FBI to come after him.
It was not possible to determine who was involved in packing the boxes at Mar-a-Lago or why some White House documents were not sent to the Archives, although people familiar with the episode said Trump oversaw the process himself — and did so with great secrecy, refusing to show some evidence even to top aides. Philbin and another consultant contacted by the Archives in April told others they were not involved in the process and were surprised to discover classified records.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/23/trump-records-mar-a-lago-fbi/
“The National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified material — including “special access program materials,” some of the most highly classified secrets in the government — in 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in January, according to correspondence between the National Archivist and his legal team. “ Those 700 of classified documents are not included with those recovered from the June meeting and Aug search of Mar-a-Lago. What is really laughable is that is John Solomon’s public “news” site. He must have foreseen he was about to get saddled with all kinds of felonies being tRUMP nominated Kash Patekl and he to the NARA liaison position ( which does not exist except in tRUMp’s feifdom! tRUMP did it at the same time theFBI was notified and a subpoena was issued for the documents.)
From Ms wall Nara… to tRUMP lawyer Corcoran: “ I have concluded that there is no reason to grant your request for a further delay before the FBI and others in the Intelligence Community begin their reviews. Accordingly, NARA will provide the FBI access to the records in question , as requested by the incumbent President, beginning as early as Thursday, May 12, 2022.” https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/full-text-national-archives-letter-trump-classified-documents