Court papers filed by his lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.

Court papers filed by his lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.

Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump said in court papers filed on Tuesday night that they intended to place accusations that the intelligence community was biased against Mr. Trump at the heart of their defense against charges accusing him of illegally holding onto dozens of highly sensitive classified documents after he left office.

The lawyers also indicated that they were planning to defend Mr. Trump by seeking to prove that the investigation of the case was “politically motivated and biased.”

The court papers, filed in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., gave the clearest picture yet of the scorched earth legal strategy that Mr. Trump is apparently planning to use in fighting the classified documents indictment handed up over the summer.

While the 68-page filing was formally a request by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, to provide them with reams of additional information that they believe can help them fight the charges, it often read more like a list of political talking points than a brief of legal arguments.

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com
    63·
    10 months ago

    This is not going to go anywhere. “Because the intelligence community is against me” is not an answer to the charge, “Why did you knowingly keep government secrets, show them to people without clearance, lie about keeping them, and attempt to destroy evidence showing that you knew you had them?”

    These lawyers should be glad they have Canon as judge, because any other would be giving them sanctions for what is essentially just a political tirade.

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      11·
      10 months ago

      It’s a bold move by the narcissist to say “I didn’t break the rules, they just didn’t get out of my way!”

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 months ago

      She’s already been spanked twice by the eleventh circuit and shows no signs of changing her behavior. She’ll abuse her position, she’ll be overruled and admonished again, rinse and repeat until sometime she just goes a little bit too far and gets in front of the SCOTUS for a discipline hearing.

      • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        I hope this isn’t just judicial system fan fiction, but most recent evidence suggests it will be.

        Sorry, it’s just been so hard not to be a pessimist about elections and the courts lately.

        • stoly@lemmy.world
          1·
          10 months ago

          Fortunately the Court has an image problem now and the SCOTUS is really in to fixing that. I’m hopeful that some examples are made so that people can pat themselves on the back and go home while dreaming of how fair everything is now.