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While We Wait ... Yesterday's news was that Judge Cannon ordered the release of a revised list of items seized in the Mar-a-Lago search, and that she will make a ruling on Trump's special master request "in due course." As we wait for those, I find myself zooming out a bit to view the bigger...

I agree with you for the most part, only I think the women got pissed off on their own. It was the Supreme Court decision that pissed them off, not the Democrats. The Democrats are using this energy to organize opposition and win elections.

Judge Orders Release of Detailed Property List "West Palm Beach, Florida — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of a detailed list of the property seized during the FBI's search at former President Donald Trump's South Florida residence last month, while reserving judgment on whether...

Nothing New So far, news reports are sketchy regarding today's Donald J. Trump v. The United States hearing. From what is available so far, it seems little if anything new was argued by the Trump and DOJ attorneys. What was in the briefs seems to be what was argued in court. That means the...

Nothing requires transparency while an investigation is underway. The courts themselves have assisted DOJ by keeping a great deal of information under seal. Judge Cannon did so when she required the revised inventory list to be submitted under seal. Even if the DOJ wanted to release the updated...

A New Detail RE Privileged Documents "Justice Department officials also told [Judge] Cannon that their own filter team has already done a thorough review of the material, and had set aside 64 sets of documents — comprising some 520 pages — that might be considered protected by attorney-client...

From CNN minutes ago: -------------------------------------- Federal judge will rule later on Trump’s special master request after hearing concludes The hearing on former President Donald Trump's bid for a special master to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago has concluded. US District...

The evidence photo (which is the proper name for it) came into the public domain only after the DOJ included it in the response required by the judge. And crime scene photos are commonly and often proudly posted by law enforcement agencies after significant busts or searches are done. We've seen...

Police themselves for what? Executive privilege does not apply since the DOJ and the White House are part of the same executive branch. Attorney client privilege may only marginally apply to a tiny number of documents if it applies at all. Trump's attorney's office was not searched. Trump's...

True, but it is highly unusual for a judge to signal a bias before even hearing from the other side.

It has to do with the inference made by danthewolf00 that the location of a jury matters in a trial's outcome.

Fair point. I had an open mind at first. After reading that item, my view swayed a bit to one side. I'm still open minded about this judge acting properly in today's hearing and hopeful she does.

Being tried in Texas did not do Alex Jones much good, did it?

Whether she got over that or not, the point she makes remains valid.

It's an entertaining question. Having worked in a prison as a staff person (not a corrections officer), I can tell you they are not happy, colorful, scenic, uplifting places. On this topic, my first thoughts go to the Secret Service agents who may be forced to hang out in that environment all...

Legal analyst Glenn Kirschner makes a good point regarding Judge Cannon: In 30 years of prosecuting cases, I never saw a judge make up her mind on an issue BEFORE the other party had an opportunity to respond to the request. This is dead wrong.

Closer and Closer Regarding Trump's passports found in his desk drawer with classified documents, note this: “'In most searches you look for identity documents to tie a suspect to the evidence you’re looking for — photographs, IDs, utility bills. If you find the contraband in the same room as...

Interesting. And it will be interesting to see who shows up in court today to argue Trump's case. I have not yet had time to carefully read the DOJ and Trump filings in this case but I have skimmed them. Having done that, it seems to me that those who are laughing at or criticizing the low...

I agree. If this judge (U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon) decides to proceed with today's hearing and make a ruling on the questions at hand, and if the ruling(s) go against the DOJ, I think it's certain the DOJ will instantly appeal. In fact, I think the DOJ probably already has it's...

If Biden is impeached, the effort will fail for the very same reason the efforts to impeach Trump failed. Lack of a 2/3 majority in the U.S. Senate.