Trump's special master pick has backfired on him as the former president's lawyers refuse to provide information about 'declassified' documents. The special master also said he plans to complete the process by October 7, way before the midterms.
picked by Trump’s team of lawyers to fill the position. While the Department of Justice had disagreed with the need for a special master, DOJ lawyers said they were agreeable to Dearie being chosen, prompting Cannon to appoint him to the position.In a court filing on Monday night, Trump’s lawyers. The plan asked Trump’s lawyers to provide details about documents that the former president has publicly claimed were declassified. Trump had previously claimed that the documents were his property.
In their filing, lawyers for the ex-president refused to respond to the request, explaining it could hinder a future defense for Trump should he later be indicted over the mishandling of the government documents. “[T]he Special Master process will have forced the Plaintiff to fully and specifically disclose a defense to the merits of any subsequent indictment without such a requirement being evident in the District Court’s order,”
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