Analysis: The holes in Trump’s latest delay tactic
Into Dearie on Monday, Trump’s lawyers made two main arguments on that front. One was that taking a position on the classification status of approximately 100 documents marked classified that were seized Aug. 8
But in rejecting the request and naming Dearie as special master, Cannon again charged him with parsing the status of documents. She listed . How that might play in a criminal case remains to be seen, but it’s not like he’s played this close to the vest.And all of this should be viewed in the appropriate context, which is that Trump’s legal team is trying to prolong this matter. That could be because his attorneys fear Trump’s declassification claim is false — opening themselves up to legal repercussions — or because they don’t think they can prove it.