Trump complains that the FBI acted "with no understanding of the distress that it would cause most Americans."
As we consider video from this weekend of law enforcement beating a man on the pavement, this line makes clear, from the start, that this is not a legal document.
Reminder: It was conservative, Trump-friendly outlets that got the warrant in advance of its court release — almost certainly leaked by Team Trump — yet Trump complains here about "[g]overnment leaks to favored outlets."
Just going to read this paragraph whenever I need a laugh.
"Now it all makes sense."
So many good lines, honestly.
Um, I'm sorry, I know I haven't practiced law in some time, but if you don't know what is in *your* numbered boxes that were taken, it seems like that's on you? There was very specific information given!
#protip: In your filing claiming that you're being wronged, don't lay out the details of exactly when and how you threatened the Attorney General.
Here's the full Trump filing, which was filed as a new lawsuit, and not in the search warrant docket or even listed as a related case (which it certainly is): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
As to the actual request, I responded to this, in brief, in my newsletter *last* Monday: chrisgeidner.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-… // In addition, expect to see discussion of "laches," or, delaying a claim for so long that the court need not grant it.
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