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originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: network dude
Any document that may be attorney-client privileged has been separated. While it would be a little unorthodox to assign a special master (they're usually used in cases where a law firm has been searched and there's documents from multiple clients) nobody was really going to have a problem if one was assigned for attorney-client privilege.
The problem stems from the fact that she is also including a review of all documents for executive privilege based on no sound legal argument. To facilitate this review she is ordering the government to stop their review of the documents.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
What a special master does is reviews documents that could be attorney-client privileged and decides whether that is the case. They make no judgments beyond that.
So if a special master is appointed for executive privilege, all they're doing is determining what documents are executive privileged. As was established in Thompson v. Trump, which this idiot judge even cites in her decision, former Presidents do not have executive privilege.
So, what exactly do you think this special master will achieve other than delaying the case for months?
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: ThirdEyeofHorus
Read the warrant. Everything contained in a box that also contained classified documents was to be collected. The reason being that it has evidentiary value showing that the classified documents were not handled correctly.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
For collecting evidence?
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: ThirdEyeofHorus
Read the warrant. Everything contained in a box that also contained classified documents was to be collected. The reason being that it has evidentiary value showing that the classified documents were not handled correctly.
originally posted by: ThirdEyeofHorus
Evidently, they seized medical records in the raid. Why did they need that ?
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
She can think whatever she wants. The Supreme Court already gave us a pretty good idea of how they'll vote on this matter in Thompson v. Trump.
Thomas and Kavanaugh will definitely side with Trump. Roberts will most likely side with the Liberal Justices. The wildcards will be Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, but only one of them will need to side with the Liberal Justices and all of them ruled against Trump in Thompson v. Trump.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
A special master does credibility?
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
Judge Cannon is cut from the same cloth as Justice Thomas.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
You keep confusing executive privilege and restricted access. A President can request that the Archivist not allow public access to certain Presidential records for up to 5 or 12 years depending on the document.
The request has to be made while they are still President and NARA still retains control of those documents.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: MidnightWatcher
She can think whatever she wants. The Supreme Court already gave us a pretty good idea of how they'll vote on this matter in Thompson v. Trump.
Thomas and Kavanaugh will definitely side with Trump. Roberts will most likely side with the Liberal Justices. The wildcards will be Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, but only one of them will need to side with the Liberal Justices and all of them ruled against Trump in Thompson v. Trump.