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Wednesday evening it was the turn of Trump’s crack legal team, who sent Cannon their reply to the DOJ motion. That reply kept up the tone of past Trump filings by reflecting a state of high dudgeon. But beyond the wailing and chest-thumping over how the DOJ got everything wrong, the Trump response is notable in that it had only two real things to say.
The first was that they simply didn’t have time to explain how the Justice Department statements were incorrect.
The second was a confession.
Actually, the Trump reply begins with an argument that the right of privacy means that a suspect under investigation can’t have their home searched without permission, even if law enforcement has a search warrant, and even if they inform the homeowner in advance. And that anything the government finds that is evidence of a crime can’t be taken, no matter what. So there.
The first was that they simply didn’t have time to explain how the Justice Department statements were incorrect.
The second was a confession.
Actually, the Trump reply begins with an argument that the right of privacy means that a suspect under investigation can’t have their home searched without permission, even if law enforcement has a search warrant, and even if they inform the homeowner in advance. And that anything the government finds that is evidence of a crime can’t be taken, no matter what. So there.
Trump’s lawyers reply to DOJ motion with a textbook definition of 'ridiculous'
On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) responded to Judge Aileen Cannon’s notice that she was leaning toward granting Donald Trump his request for a “special master” to oversee the review of documents found at Mar-a-Lago. To say that motion was...
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