JUST IN: Trump's lawyers have responded to the DOJ and it's unclear whether they understand that

[In It to Win It]

Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg

JUST IN: Trump’s lawyers have responded to the DOJ and it’s unclear whether they understand that acknowledging their client’s “possession of … Presidential records” is admitting that he did crimes

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Mere possession of the documents is a crime, even the "unclassified" ones...

Thanks trump.

[Bev54]

2. I read it, laughed out loud at some of their statements but I got the impression

that they did not thoroughly read the DOJ filing or they did not understand it. I mean JFC these people are stupid. Here is the other thing their reply is supposed to be limited to 10 pages unless they get special permission to go over, from the judge as the DOJ got permission to go over 20 pages.

[grumpyduck]

3. I'm not a lawyer, but

I would guess that even a first-year law student would think that paragraph sounds nutzo.

[jls4561]

4. Why is BLOTUS still calling himself President?

And why are his latest minions doing so?

[Ponietz]

5. The brief is a bad joke

His lawyers ask this judge to exercise equitable jurisdiction. That’s gobbledygook. Honestly, it looks like something a mediocre first year law student would (de)generate. Maybe Tiffany ghost wrote it.

I’ll add this makes Cannon’s statement all the more worrisome.
DOJ will double down every time from here on. My how the worm turns.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. This pleading is an admission of a crime

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. Your Honor, they can't show a bloody knife; I washed it after I stabbed the guy. Acquit!

[wishstar]

8. Ridiculous assertion that he is above the law and entitled to the documents

and obvious shameless gambling that they can make baseless claims to get this Trump appointed judge to go along with his imperial Presidency notions enough to tie up the legal system in knots as he postpones accountability for his illegal actions.