Judge Aileen Cannon summoned the lawyers this thursday donald trump Y from the US Department of Justice to a hearing in West Palm Beach (Florida) to discuss former president’s request An independent expert oversees the case resulting from the FBI’s search for official documents at his Florida estate.
Trump (2017-2021) also wanted a more detailed receipt of the confiscated and the return of those not included in the court order Who approved the registration?
Judge Cannon shown Willing to appoint an expert to oversee the search of Mar-a-LargoTrump’s Palm Beach mansion and private club, where his legal address is located, will only listen to the parties before making a decision.
The hearing in the West Palm Beach federal courts will take place two days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) notifies the judge of a possible “obstruction” charge to processing classified documents in Mar-a-Lake.
According to the DOJ, some of the documents found in a search on Aug. “probably hidden and removed” a deposit.
The U.S. government had repeatedly asked Trump to turn them over if he had received classified documents from the White House, but the former president’s entourage responded evasively.
FBI agents on record More than 100 classified documents found He said Trump did not turn it over to authorities despite requests.
More than 50 pages of documents (including exhibits) submitted by the DOJ to Judge Cannon Tuesday night provide a timeline for the handling of material seized since Trump left the White House in January 2021.
According to the letter, the storage of these documents is not protected by the Executive Privilege figure who would correspond to him as president, but they should have been stored in the National Archives as required by law.
The prosecution added a photo showing documents on the ground, some with markings identifying them as classified.
Trump responded to the Justice Department’s briefing on the Truth Social network this Wednesday with a series of messages.
In one of them he wrote: “It’s terrible that the FBI randomly dropped documents on the ground during the Mar-a-Lago raid (…) Maybe I’m pretending I did it!”.
The criminal investigation began earlier this year when officials from the National Archives found classified material in 14 of a total of 15 boxes found in Mar-a-Lago, and after a few long moments it was finally handed over by the former president’s team. .
The agency warned the Justice Department, which after a preliminary review opened a criminal investigation for possible obstruction and even offenses related to the Espionage Act.
Ministry of Justice Rejects the need for an independent expert to oversee the search conducted by FBI agentsgiven that investigators have already found a “limited set of documents” that may contain information under attorney-client privilege and are currently in the process of being “handle potential privilege disputes”.
Former Florida attorney general, Attorney Christopher M. Kise, who has joined the ranks of the former president’s legal team, may attend tomorrow’s hearing, according to NBC News.
Source: Informacion
