"The federal grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the Justice Department’s investigation of former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is expected to meet again this coming week in Washington, according to multiple people familiar with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"Prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and witness testimony for months, but activity appeared to have slowed in recent weeks based on observations at the courthouse and sources.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"According to reporting from NBC News and other outlets, prosecutors face two central legal questions:
1) Did Trump wrongfully retain classified documents after he left the White House?
2) Did he later obstruct the government’s efforts to retrieve them?" twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
'n total, the Justice Department recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings.
Trump’s attorneys previewed their defense case in a letter to Congress this year, writing that the documents ended up in Florida because White House staff had "simply swept all documents… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Parlatore recently left Trump's legal team, btw
Went straight to CNN.
cnn.com/2023/05/17/pol…
Parlatore also testified to a Smith grand jury last December.
abcnews.go.com/US/top-trump-a…
"Clues about what precise crime or crimes Smith has been investigating can be found in court filings..."
1) crimes re: handling of classified documents
2) crimes re: obstructing investigators from retrieving those materials
3) disclosure of classified information twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
'Trump has claimed that he had the power to declassify anything he wants, that he had a "standing order" to declassify documents, and that he could declassify materials simply by "thinking about it."
... there’s never been a case like this before...' twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"there’s no precedent for anything precisely like this case" twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Huh.
Could it be, like, a template or something?
justhuman.substack.com/p/templates
"He had received a request and then a subpoena," McCord said. "If the Archives said we need the documents back and he gave everything back right away, we wouldn’t be talking about criminal culpability."
It's almost like he wants this fight and wants it to take a certain path.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Can't wait to hear this recording.
What a coincidence.
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