FILE - Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club is seen in the aerial view in Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022. A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from the estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top secret government information.
FILE - Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club is seen in the aerial view in Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022. A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from the estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top secret government information.
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday ended an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information. The decision by the three-judge panel represents a significant win for federal prosecutors, clearing the way for them to use as part of their investigation the entire tranche of documents seized duringo. It also amounts to a sharp repudiation of arguments by Trump’s lawyers, who for months had said that the former president was entitled to have a so-called “special master” conduct a neutral review of the thousands of documents taken from the property.
The ruling from the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit had been expected given the skeptical questions the judges directed at a Trump lawyer during arguments last week, and because two of the three judges on the panel had already ruled in favor of the Justice Department in an earlier dispute over the special master.
Didn't matter if it'll work or not, the idea was to stall.
Wow the media attacks former President on behalf of current President
I can see mashed potatoes on the wall...
will never be convinced there aren't more missing documents - doubtful special counsel will ever get to the bottom of it - ytbd but noted he's a top dog - best in show - performs - we'll see
() — A unanimous federal appeals court Dec. 1 ended an independent review of documents seized from former President Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Dept. said delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of the documents.
Political weaponizing has become a game of chess: I guess Biden’s DOJ cronies, just called checkmate 🤦🏻♀️
Losing-est loser of all time.
Lots of people going to be crying soon, blue salty tears.
Trump must be close to going broke, with all these legal and other fees.
Now lock up that unAmerican pos racist fascist Russia appeasing domestic terrorist
Miss_Deplorable
Loser Mc loser pants loses again!!
Appealed to Supreme Court, overturned, then tried again on other grounds.
😂😂😂
AP just shot their load thinking there's a there there
About time.
Fake news
Trump is finding out it really sucks not being president anymore
LockHimUp
‘Nother fat L for Team MAGA.