MAL special master demands that TFG's lawyers back up his claims.

[zuul]

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost)

Breaking news: Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump lawyers to say whether the former president believes the FBI lied about seized documents. Dearie also told them to say whether they are claiming that any items on the inventory list were not in fact taken from the premises. Dearie’s order marks the first time that a court has demanded that Trump’s lawyers back up his claims.

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[Brainfodder]

1. CHECKMATE eh?

[Walleye]

2. Whoever on Trump's team suggested Judge Dearie now has their head on the chopping block

Ketchup storm on the horizon

[Tanuki]

4. It will be worse than ketchup. Remember that he raped his then-estranged first wife and

pulled her hair out by the roots when he was enraged by the results of the scalp lift surgeon she had recommended.

[moonscape]

3. Dearie best be careful around stairs. n/t

[Jarqui]

5. Courts are a real problem for this chronic liar ... nt

[MOMFUDSKI]

6. The ass kicking

is only just starting . . . lol

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents

The special master is going to force TFG's attorneys to answer some key questions. This will be fun

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/22/dearie-trump-order-declassify/

The Mar-a-Lago special master on Thursday ordered Donald Trump’s lawyers to state in a court filing whether they believe FBI agents lied about documents seized from the former president’s Florida residence in a court-authorized search last month, or claimed to have taken items that were not actually in Trump’s possession.

In a Thursday afternoon filing, U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie — the special master — told Trump’s legal team to state by Sept. 30 whether they believe any of the seized items were incorrectly described in the Justice Department’s 11-page inventory list, which said some of the documents were highly classified.

Dearie also told them to say whether they are claiming that any items on the inventory list were not in fact taken from the premises.

Trump has said on social media and in television interviews that the FBI planted items when they searched his Mar-a-Lago residence and private club on Aug. 8. He also claimed to have declassified documents found in that search that were marked classified and were highly sensitive. His lawyers have not made similar assertions in court, however, instead saying they have not reviewed the seized materials and are unable to confirm whether the government’s inventory list is accurate.

Dearie’s order, in essence, demands that Trump’s lawyers back up their client’s claims. “This submission shall be Plaintiff’s final opportunity to raise any factual dispute as to the completeness and accuracy of the Detailed Property Inventory,” he wrote.

At a hearing Tuesday, Dearie pressed Trump’s lawyers to take a position on whether the classified documents were, as Trump has said, declassified, but they demurred.