Margot Cleveland speculates: NONE of the three criminal statutes used to justify the search require materials to be “classified”… Espionage Act’s plain language does not require material related to “national defense” to be classified. (Preliminary research confirms my reading but … Continue reading →
William Jacobson writes this about the warrant and inventory: The affidavits supporting the warrant have not been unsealed, and it’s unclear whether Trump would have a copy. The inventory does not give any indication what the records were, other than … Continue reading →
Something like this raid would have to have been done with the utmost transparency and documentation, as well as objective observers, if it’s done at all. But none of that was present. Here’s today’s news: FBI agents who searched former … Continue reading →
And doesn’t say much, which is no surprise. The most interesting thing he said – which is also no surprise, although it seemed to contradict the Newsweek story I wrote about earlier today – is that he personally approved the … Continue reading →
From Newsweek: The raid on Mar-a-Lago was based largely on information from an FBI confidential human source, one who was able to identify what classified documents former President Trump was still hiding and even the location of those documents, two … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse writes: “We have full access to everything. We can go everywhere.” That was the repeated statement of the 3 DOJ lawyers — who were described as displaying an “arrogant” demeanor — who were present during the Mar-a-Lago raid, … Continue reading →
Two of Trump’s lawyers were busy giving interviews yesterday. Here they are: It seems that these raids were irregular in a number of ways beyond the obvious fact that the target was an ex-president and leading opponent of the current … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Legal Insurrection.] Here’s the tweet: DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future … Continue reading →
Here’s Andrew C. McCarthy on yesterday’s Mar-A-Largo raid: There’s a game prosecutors play. Let’s say I suspect X committed an armed robbery, but I know X is dealing drugs. So, I write a search-warrant application laying out my overwhelming probable … Continue reading →
William Jacobson thinks the goal is to provoke: This is a provocation. They are trying to get a reaction that allows a further crackdown. See, In Re J6. It’s also a provocation to get Trump to declare his candidacy for … Continue reading →
…and have been for some time. Here’s what happened today: Former President Trump on Monday said that his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida is “under siege” by a “large group” of FBI agents. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a … Continue reading →
Andrew Branca covers the federal indictments of the previously-acquitted police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. As with everything I’ve seen from Branca, it is very comprehensive and very clear. This is another example of the federal government … Continue reading →