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In reply to the discussion: OMG! TFG is actually asking for a copy of all seized materials!! [View all]Gaugamela
(2,486 posts)30. He's setting up a graymail defense.
Graymail is the threatened revelation of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings. It is distinct from blackmail, which may include threats of revelation against, and manipulation of, any private individual. Graymail is used as a defense tactic, forcing the government to drop a case to avoid revealing national secrets.
Graymail can occur in two ways:
To straightforwardly blackmail the government, forcing it to drop the case using the threat that if the trial proceeds the defendant will reveal classified information he or she already knows.
To request use of classified material, e.g. as evidence, in the trial. The defendant speculates that the government will be unwilling to make the material fully available to the case, and that this will raise the possibility, in the eyes of the judge or jury, that the unreleased material might clear the defendant, making it difficult to prove guilt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graymail
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Because OF COURSE the goverment will make you a quick photocopy of any top secret document requested
forgotmylogin
Aug 2022
#35
And what someone said, he should be trying to help DOJ, honest man theory
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2022
#45
Fun fact: Local rules limited response to 10 pages. He filed one that's 19 pages.
Nevilledog
Aug 2022
#16
Maybe he was in the middle of a deal and he's nervous about holding up his end.
catbyte
Aug 2022
#32