![]() She has authorized a special master to review seized materials – including those with classified markings. “Indeed, the most that applicant could possibly establish about appellate jurisdiction in this case is that it presents a ‘difficult’ question,” US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote in Tuesday’s filing.Īt issue are two orders US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued last month. The Justice Department’s primary argument is that the appeals court was correct, and they said the Trump legal team was wrong to argue the Supreme Court should consider the issue. It would take five justices to agree to grant Trump’s request. The full court could act on the matter within days. Trump’s lawyers want the special master assigned in the case to review the more than 100 documents marked classified – which, if allowed, could open the door to Trump’s team reviewing the records and arguing they should be off-limits to prosecutors in a criminal case. “As this Court has emphasized, courts should be cautious before ‘insisting upon an examination’ of records whose disclosure would jeopardize national security ‘even by the judge alone, in chambers,’” DOJ wrote, citing a past case. (AP Photo/Matt York) Matt York/APįact check: National Archives debunks Trump's false claim about Bush documents ![]() Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Sunday, Oct.
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