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☆ The special master Trump pushed for is asking for proof of his claim that the FBI planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The special master reviewing Mar-a-Lago records asked Trump's team for proof that the FBI planted evidence at his home, as Trump has claimed. Trump has repeatedly and publicly claimed the FBI illegally planted evidence when searching Mar-a-Lago. This isn't the first time Dearie has essentially asked Trump's team to put their money where their mouth is. The line appears to reference the former president's public claim that the FBI planted evidence when executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago last month. Thursday wasn't the first time Dearie had essentially asked Trump's lawyers to put their money where their mouth is and back up his public claims.

☆ Trump is stretching his declassification defense in the Mar-a-Lago case further still, making an argument his lawyers have gone nowhere near in court
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The claim has been his chief argument in defense of accusations he mishandled the information and imperiled US national security. In a court appearance Tuesday, special master Raymond Dearie, the official assigned to review the documents, pushed Trump's lawyers to provide evidence for the declassification claim. But Trump's lawyers didn't, arguing that making the evidence public could damage their defense if the case came to trial. "As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of it," Dearie said, indicating that he was losing patience with the declassification claim. In a ruling Wednesday, an Atlanta appeals court reinstated the DOJ's access to the classified information, and dismissed the declassification argument as a "red herring" that did not exculpate Trump even if true.

☆ Trump baselessly claimed he could have declassified documents just by thinking about declassifying them
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump claimed that he could instantly declassify documents during his time in office. Trump said that, as president, he could get documents classified just by thinking about it. I declassified everything," Trump claimed, adding that he believed the National Archives and Records Administration was run by a "radical left group." While sitting presidents can declassify documents, there is a process to get these documents declassified that involves proper documentation. This refusal to provide evidence earned a solid rebuke from Dearie, who told Trump's lawyers that they cannot "have your cake and eat it."

Dearie asked Trump's lawyers to submit by Sept. 30 a list of specific items in that inventory "that plaintiff asserts were not seized from the premises." He also has claimed, without providing evidence, both that he had declassified any documents found at Mar-a-Lago and that the FBI planted documents. On Trump's request, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appointed Dearie to vet the materials. The Justice Department has said more than 11,000 documents were seized, including about 100 documents marked as classified. A federal appeals court ruled on wednesday that the Justice Department can resume reviewing those classified records in its criminal investigation.

☆ A federal appeals court allowed investigators to resume review of classified records seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lauren Frias | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal appeals court granted the DOJ's request to resume a review of classified materials seized from Mar-a-Lago. The ruling overturned Judge Aileen Cannon's decision that paused the review until a special master review. The decision appeared to embrace the DOJ's claims that a further delay in the review would hurt national security. "It is self-evident that the public has a strong interest in ensuring that the storage of the classified records did not result in 'exceptionally grave damage to the national security,'" the 11th Circuit judges wrote. The 11th Circuit panel included two Trump appointees — Judges Andrew Brasher and Britt Grant — along with Judge Robin Rosenbaum, an Obama appointee.

Trump's lawyers, however, have stopped short of stating in court that he declassified the documents, though they have not conceded that they are classified. Trump's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dearie pressed Trump's lawyers to make clear whether they plan to assert that the records had been declassified as Trump claims. Trump's lawyers proposed Dearie to serve as special master. Dearie on Thursday asked trump's lawyers to provide any evidence backing this up.

A Justice Department spokesperson did not have an immediate comment. Cannon, a Trump appointee herself, appointed Dearie to serve as special master in the case at Trump's request. The Justice Department had objected to the appointment of a special master. As one of his defenses, Trump has claimed on social media posts without evidence that he declassified the records. While it voiced disagreement, however, the Justice Department did not appeal that portion of Cannon's order.

☆ How Mar-a-Lago figures into New York AG Letitia James' lawsuit against Donald Trump, his business, and his children
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New York AG Letitia James said Mar-a-Lago was part of an alleged yearslong fraud scheme by Trump. Trump claimed Mar-a-Lago was worth $739 million, nearly 10 times its actual worth of $75 million, James said. In this aerial view, former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on September 14, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. James' lawsuit brought a new intensity to just one of the many areas of legal jeopardy for the former president. In an appeal, the Justice Department said the decision would cause "irreparable harm" to efforts by the intelligence community to protect national security.

☆ Trump's push for a special master in the Mar-a-Lago case is backfiring and exposing weaknesses in his defense
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump pushed hard for a special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents, and got one. But the official, Judge Raymond Dearie, has expressed impatience with Trump's legal defense. The special master, Judge Raymond Dearie, has not done Trump any favors in his court appearances so far, exposing holes in the legal arguments presented by Trump's attorneys in court, and confronting their attempts to evade scrutiny. At a court hearing Tuesday, Dearie prodded Trump's attorneys over their refusal to present evidence to support Trump's claims that he declassified dozens of sensitive government that FBI agents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Some analysts have speculated that in seeking a special master, Trump is trying to put as many roadblocks in place to stall the DOJ as he can.

Of the more than 11,000 documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, about 100 have classified markings. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Plaintiff again implies that he could have declassified the records before leaving office. Federal prosecutors in their filing to the appeals court highlighted that Trump's attorneys had resisted Dearie's request. As one of his defenses, Trump has claimed on social media posts without evidence that he declassified the records. Trump is a former president and the records do not belong to him.

☆ Trump has failed to show he declassified docs seized from Mar-a-Lago, DOJ tells appeals court
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The DOJ lawyers added that Trump "is now resisting" a request by a court-appointed special master for him to provide evidence that he declassified records that were seized. But in Tuesday's court conference, Dearie expressed skepticism toward Trump's lawyers about which, if any, of the seized Mar-a-Lago records had been declassified, NBC News reported. Unless Trump's lawyers could provide evidence to dispute that stance, "As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of it," Dearie said. Court documents also revealed that the FBI found four dozen empty folders marked "CLASSIFIED" during the raid. "Those notes could certainly contain privileged information," Trump's lawyers wrote.

☆ Special Master in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case to Hold First Public Hearing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jan Wolfe | Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Prosecutors and defense lawyers for Donald Trump are set to meet in a Brooklyn courtroom for their first conference with Judge Raymond Dearie , the independent arbiter tasked with reviewing documents seized from the former president’s Florida residence. In a brief order Friday, Judge Dearie said the lawyers should meet for a preliminary conference Tuesday and asked them to submit agenda items by the close of business Monday.

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The judge appointed to review classified materials and other documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump's Florida home in August will hold his first conference on the matter in a New York courtroom on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIt is unclear whether the review will go forward as instructed by Cannon, the Florida judge who ordered the review. Federal prosecutors said the special master review ordered by the judge would hinder the government from addressing national security risks and force the disclosure of "highly sensitive materials." The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Trump to respond by noon Tuesday. She instructed him to prioritize the documents marked classified, though her process calls for Trump's counsel to review the documents, and Trump’s lawyers may not have the necessary security clearance.

The federal judge tasked with reviewing documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida golf club on Tuesday pressed the former president’s lawyers on whether they planned to argue that Mr. Trump had declassified some of the material in his possession. Judge Raymond Dearie in Brooklyn, N.Y., holding his first public hearing as special master in the case, said that if some of the seized documents bear markings of being classified, that would be a strong reason not to provide them to Mr. Trump’s legal team unless his lawyers could claim otherwise.

☆ Trump attorneys don't want to disclose which Mar-a-Lago documents he claims to have declassified
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Tom_Winter_Nbc_News.Jpg | Tom Winter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump’s attorneys said in a filing Monday night that they don’t want to disclose to a court-appointed special master which Mar-a-Lago documents they assert the former president may or may not have declassified. In a four-page letter to the special master, Trump's attorneys pushed back against Senior U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie's apparent proposal that they submit “specific information regarding declassification” to him in the course of his review. Dearie issued an order Friday summoning both parties to the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, for a preliminary conference Tuesday. Trump's attorneys have claimed that until or unless they decide to fight the FBI search warrant or if they decide to offer it as a defense following any potential indictment, they shouldn't have to disclose details about declassification that would also be shared with the Justice Department. On his Truth Social platform last month, Trump said, “It was all declassified.” But legal experts have pointed out that it may be irrelevant whether the documents were declassified or not depending on what, if any, charges are filed.

☆ Special master grills Trump's lawyers for evidence that Mar-a-Lago records were declassified: 'You can't have your cake and eat it'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Judge Raymond Dearie grilled Trump's lawyers about the classification status of Mar-a-Lago records. Dearie was appointed "special master" at the request of Trump's team. "You can't have your cake and eat it," Dearie said after Trump's lawyers resisted confirming Trump's claim that the records had been declassified. Dearie's remarks were all the more noteworthy given that he was appointed "special master" at Trump's own request. "But Plaintiff does not actually assert—much less provide any evidence—that any of the seized records bearing classification markings have been declassified."

☆ The first special master hearing began with chaos as callers left unmuted sang America the Beautiful and told each other to shut up over garbled white noise
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first hearing in the DOJ's Trump probe involving the special master started on a chaotic note. All callers were left unmuted, and shouted over each other in the early minutes of the hearing. During the hearing, Dearie initially pushed back on some of the Trump team arguments. According to Politico reporter Kyle Cheney, participants who were left unmuted spoke simultaneously, causing havoc in the courtroom. During the hearing, Dearie seemed to agree with the government's assessment of which documents are classified, saying, "What business is it of the court?

☆ Trump's legal team is trying to avoid turning over information about whether or not the documents found at Mar-A-Lago were declassified
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dearie asked Trump's team to hand over specific information about files he claims he declassified. Dearie is asking that Trump's team hand over specific information regarding whether files were declassified or not. In a September 19 filing, Trump's team appealed Dearie's request in order to avoid revealing details about the top-secret materials. Dearie has until November 30 to finish reviewing the documents seized by the FBI. He was appointed, upon Trump's request, as a third-party neutral investigator in Trump's legal tussle with the FBI over documents seized in the agency's raid of Mar-a-Lago.

☆ Special Master Judge Raymond Dearie presses Trump lawyers on declassification of top secret documents
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSpecial Master Judge Raymond Dearie presses Trump lawyers on declassification of top secret documentsFormer U.S. attorney and FBI official Chuck Rosenberg joins Shep Smith to discuss the Trump special master and whether the former president actually declassified any of the top secret documents found at Mar-A-Lago.

Lawyers for Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to reject a Justice Department bid to resume its review of documents marked classified that were seized from the former president's Florida home last month as part of a criminal investigation. The federal agents seized more than 100 documents bearing classified markings in that raid, the DOJ later revealed. Court documents also revealed that the FBI found four dozen empty folders marked "CLASSIFIED" during the raid. In a footnote, Trump's lawyers added, "The fact the documents contain classification markings does not necessarily negate privilege claims." "Those notes could certainly contain privileged information," Trump's lawyers wrote.

☆ Trump lawyers claim classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago may be privileged because they contain handwritten notes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's lawyers said classified Mar-a-Lago documents could be privileged because they contain his handwritten notes. Trump is backing up an order preventing DOJ from reviewing classified records seized from his home. They went on to note that according to court documents, some of the classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago "allegedly contain what appear to be President Trump's handwritten notes." In court filings, Trump's lawyers have not echoed his declassification claims, but they have asserted that a current president has absolute authority to declassify information. Ahead of that hearing, Trump's lawyers opposed Dearie's request for more information about the classification status of the seized documents.

An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday laid out the list of topics prosecutors hope to discuss at a Tuesday hearing in Brooklyn, New York, before Judge Raymond Dearie, who was appointed last week as special master to review all of the records the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. The proposed agenda is mostly logistical in nature, including a recommendation to hire a third-party vendor to scan documents. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sarah N. Lynch, Eric Beech; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Trumpworld theorizes that Mar-a-Lago special master's involvement in previously botched FBI case makes him the best bet to help out the embattled former president
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trumpworld suspects Raymond Dearie may be skeptical of FBI operations after experiencing a bad one. Dearie was one of the judges who signed off on surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Dearie's role as special master in the Mar-a-Lago case doesn't involve reviewing the FBI's conduct. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Trump and his allies will soon learn whether Dearie is on the same page as they are.

Companies Us Justice Department FollowWASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked a federal appeals court to let it resume reviewing classified materials seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. The Justice Department must now convince the Atlanta-based appeals court, with a conservative majority, to take its side in litigation over the records probe. The government's motion comes after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected the same requests from the Justice Department. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoThere were roughly 100 classified documents among the 11,000 records gathered in the FBI's court-approved Aug. 8 search at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort. If Cannon's ruling stands, experts said, it would likely stall the Justice Department investigation involving the government records.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFormer U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 16 (Reuters) - An independent arbiter, known as a special master, appointed to examine the contents of classified documents seized by the FBI from ex-President Donald Trump's Florida estate last month will hold a first hearing on Tuesday, according to a court filing. Lawyers should submit agenda items by close of business on Monday, Special Master Raymond Dearie- who was appointed this week- said in the document. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Costas Pitas and Jacqueline Thomsen; editing by Kanishka SinghOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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