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Wrinkle: On Friday, ex-Trump Ocean Club Panama's majority owner complained Trump wants to mark all discovery files "highly confidential" or "confidential."
Claiming that letter was "improperly-filed," Trump's lawyers want an "informal conference." (Press access?) @CourthouseNews
Claiming that letter was "improperly-filed," Trump's lawyers want an "informal conference." (Press access?) @CourthouseNews
For background on the Trump Ocean Club litigation and what happened last week, review this old thread.
Trump's two-page letter seeking an "informal conference" seeking an expansive confidentiality order in this litigation--which already has surfaced tax-dodging allegations--is here.
documentcloud.org/documents/6178…
documentcloud.org/documents/6178…
Just got off the phone with chambers:
All proceedings are presumed to have public access. If there were an attempt to close the court for an informal conference, that would be disclosed publicly in advance and press would have the opportunity to oppose.
All proceedings are presumed to have public access. If there were an attempt to close the court for an informal conference, that would be disclosed publicly in advance and press would have the opportunity to oppose.
UPDATE: Judge set a conference in this matter for July 17, also known as Mueller testimony day.
