Lawyers for the former president proposed using “a previously approved facility at or near his residence” — presumably Mar-a-Lago — instead of a secure location run by the federal courts.
  • Gil (he/they)@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What an audacious request. I hope it’ll be rejected — this just has “bad idea” written all over it.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    So he says he needs a secure room to review the discovery documents about the charges that he was storing documents insecurely? So he’s admitting all those boxes he took weren’t being stored securely?

    Great, he changed his plea to guilty. Lets get to sentencing.

  • Nougat@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    This is just a stalling tactic. It would take months to construct such a facility, and “How can we proceed with the case if we’re not able to review discovery?” his legal team will bleat.

    Fortunately, Judge Chutkan has demonstrated that she’s going to respond with “find out” to the defendant’s “fuck around.” She said, “Hearing between August 9 and 11 on this protective order, you guys pick.” The Government responded with “We’re available at any time.” The defense responded with “How about the 14th or 15th?” Judge Chutkan: “10AM August 11th it is then.”

    So far, she seems well prepared to move this case forward without frivolous delays, and the Government is demonstrating that it’s fully focused and prepared to litigate right now, after having responded to defense’s redlined proposal for the protective order within two hours on Monday evening.