WorldWatcher
Gold Member
I didn’t say anything about a secret mental declassification. And actually, neither did Trump.
The request by former judge Dearie had nothing at all to do with his limited role as a special master, either.
In regards to Judge Dearie, that is incorrect. As Special Master his job is to oversea the review of all the documents under his purview. Which initially included Presidential and Personal Records (as defined by the PRA of 1976), classified documents, and materials that might fall under attorney/client privilege.
For the defense to be able to address the classified documents then arrangement were being made to get them security clearances (IIRC Judge Dearie already had one, which is part of the reason he was selected). As such, yes dealing with classified documents would have been part of his role.
However because the 11th overruled Judge Cannon, that became a moot point when the classified documents were excluded and the DOJ allowed to proceed with the investigation only in relation to those specific documents.
(Hmmmmm - If the FPOTUS had declassified the documents then why did the Special Master and Defense Lawyers need security clearances for unclassified documents. Goes to shows how are being viewed by the court.)
WW