Mar-a-Lago documents: Trump delaying tactics causing 'irreparable harm' - DoJ

[Uncle Joe]

Donald Trump’s lawyers are causing “irreparable harm” to the government and public by delaying the investigation into his hoarding of highly classified documents at his Florida mansion, the US Department of Justice said.

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The Department of Justice argued that the order stops it continuing its review of thousands of documents, some reportedly containing details of a foreign power’s nuclear secrets, seized during an FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach last month.

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“Markings [on the documents] signify that their unauthorized disclosure ‘reasonably could be expected to result in damage to the national security,’ including ‘exceptionally grave damage’,” Tuesday’s justice department filing said, adding that a delay would cause “irreparable harm”.

“Plaintiff has characterised the government’s criminal investigation as a ‘document storage dispute’ or an ‘overdue library book scenario.’ In doing so, plaintiff has not addressed the potential harms that could result from mishandling classified information or the strict requirements imposed by law for handling such materials.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/trump-documents-justice-department-irreparable-harm

[RKP5637]

1. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, whatever the F that might be with which

documents might be with whom. I still think this saboteur has far too much free rein for what he did.

[Joinfortmill]

2. Yup. My guess is he was selling stuff to the highest bidder.

[RKP5637]

4. I keep hoping the DOJ and others know far far far more than us and we are

preparing for the worst.

[grumpyduck]

3. The "irreparable harm" has probably already occurred.

IMHO, they should just go after him for stealing government documents, regardless of what they are.

That way, the not-so-honorable judge's bullshit about reviewing them can go on as long as it wants to.

[GenXer47]

5. agreed because the public will never know

exactly what he sold, if it's that secret. So if we'll never know, then no matter what happens the repubes will cry "political persecution". No incentive to wait around or play nice.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. When do they hit Bedminster and the other 5 bolt holes with search warrants?

How can they ignore the breadcrumbs, footprints and the 3 lane wide path leading there?