9/29/2022

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS/FBI/INVESTIGATIONS: “Judge Aileen M. Cannon told Donald Trump’s lawyers Thursday [September 29, 2022] that they did not need to comply with an order from special master Raymond J. Dearie and state in a court filing whether they believe FBI agents lied about documents seized from the former president’s Florida residence…

Dearie last week told the former president’s legal team that it couldn’t suggest in court filings that the government’s description of the seized documents — including whether they were classified — was inaccurate without providing any evidence…

But according to Cannon, who has the authority to overrule Dearie’s orders, such a decision is not required right now…

Trump’s legal team has argued that answering questions about the inventory list and whether the documents are classified could put them at a disadvantage in the face of a possible future criminal prosecution, or a future legal fight over getting the seized documents returned to Trump.”

-Perry Stein, “Judge rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify Mar-a-Lago document claims,” washingtonpost.com, September 29, 2022