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Seven former federal prosecutors are in Florida, ahead of a Justice Department filing objecting to President Trump’s request for a “special master” to investigate White House documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. filed a court defense brief for a federal judge to dismiss the case. his request.
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The motion said the former prosecutor had a “special interest” in the case and “can assist the court.”
“Amici have all served in Republican administrations and have decades of experience prosecuting cases involving classified material and advising on issues relating to the appropriate extent of executive powers and prerogatives,” the motion said. I’m here.
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The gist said Trump’s request should be denied. This is because there is no precedent for a former president to appoint a special master to claim administrative privileges “against the same executive branch to which the privileges belong”.
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His request ignores a requirement in the Presidential Records Act that administrative privilege challenges from former presidents are “brought into available jurisdictions under the PRA, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.” added. He said he is seeking relief to which he is not entitled by filing a “legally barred” claim in a Florida court.
Finally, he said Trump’s demands were a “waste of time.”
The DOJ also submitted a response to Trump’s request on Friday, objecting on the grounds that it was “unnecessary” and “prejudicial to national security interests.”
In a filing, the department said classified documents were likely “concealed” at Mar-a-Lago in violation of a grand jury subpoena.
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Whitman was the Republican governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, serving in the George W. Bush administration.