Lawfare team will be on deck at 4pm ET today to discuss the DOJ's motion opposing Trump's request for an appointed special master.
What that means, what we know, and any other question you have👇Join us! twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKA…
What that means, what we know, and any other question you have👇Join us! twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKA…
Does this imply the existence of a Lawfare below deck? Yes. And we are all in there reading the motion filed last night so we can tell you what's in it 👇👇👇
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.@qjurecic describes how the DOJ seems to "speak through their filings." In this latest filing, the DOJ lays out their version of events leading up to the #maralago search, and the course of the investigation.
"And the story is extremely damning for Trump."
"And the story is extremely damning for Trump."
@qjurecic .@qjurecic: the other story being told here (in the DOJ filing) is one of potential obstruction.
Our charming host @TylerMcBrien asks: how big a deal is this?
@DavidPriess: "I am running out of words to use. It's big."
@DavidPriess: "I am running out of words to use. It's big."
We turn to @benjaminwittes for the big picture. Based on precedent, what might this latest filing mean?
"I have never seen a document like this filed that does not precede an indictment."
#MarALago
"I have never seen a document like this filed that does not precede an indictment."
#MarALago
@benjaminwittes .@benjaminwittes cautions us that the Trump investigation is going to take a while. There will have to be a LOT of deconstruction of how this or that particular document got where it was, and it will take time.
"But I think [the DOJ] has all but said they will indict Trump."
"But I think [the DOJ] has all but said they will indict Trump."
.@qjurecic tells us that the problem with previous investigations of Trump was the question of how personally involved was Trump? That exists here as well.
"Part of it is that Trump doesn't use computers... doesn't like his lawyers to take notes, is very good at toeing the line"
"Part of it is that Trump doesn't use computers... doesn't like his lawyers to take notes, is very good at toeing the line"
@qjurecic "...this factors introduce ambiguity."
But he also had a lot of ambiguous authority before as the president. He is no longer the president.
- @qjurecic
But he also had a lot of ambiguous authority before as the president. He is no longer the president.
- @qjurecic
@qjurecic We are moving to audience questions! Send them to us now if you haven't already!
.@benjaminwittes: "The classification system is not really designed to prevent theft of information by the president."
#MarALago
#MarALago
Audience question asks about the comparison between this case and Hillary Clinton.
@DavidPriess has a long answer---due to character limit, we will just tell you that it is not the same.
@DavidPriess has a long answer---due to character limit, we will just tell you that it is not the same.
@DavidPriess After a "very good question" from @claudiamswain (😌), @qjurecic talks about what it means to ban Trump from Twitter if people screenshot his posts and put it on Twitter anyway.
The Twitter ban is still substantial, she says. The level of reach is just not the same.
The Twitter ban is still substantial, she says. The level of reach is just not the same.
And that's that! Thanks so much for joining us!
You can listen to the recording right now on Twitter (below) or wait till tomorrow when the heroes at @GoatRodeoDC have made it into an episode of The Lawfare Podcast.
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You can listen to the recording right now on Twitter (below) or wait till tomorrow when the heroes at @GoatRodeoDC have made it into an episode of The Lawfare Podcast.
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