A new defense motion in FLA documents case accuses Jack Smith of continuing to slow walk handing over evidence.
This relates to a disclosure in bombshell Jan motion that outlined collusion btw NARA, Biden WH, DOJ, and other agencies to manufacture some sort of documents crime against Donald Trump right after he left office.
Part of the motion revealed that Dept of Energy (run by former MI Dem gov Jennifer Granholm) discovered AFTER Smith filed his June 2023 indictment that Trump still maintained a “Q” (not that Q) security clearance.
DOE then retroactively terminated Trump’s security clearance.
Trump’s lawyers asked—and Cannon ordered—the production of some records related to how the termination of the clearance came about. Smith, of course, is attempting to conceal the paper trail.
And it appears the special counsel is referring to the post-indictment
discovery and termination of Trump’s clearance as an “after action” report.
I can only imagine how Judge Cannon reacted to that (appears that description was discussed in sealed motion and/or hearing)
This relates to a disclosure in bombshell Jan motion that outlined collusion btw NARA, Biden WH, DOJ, and other agencies to manufacture some sort of documents crime against Donald Trump right after he left office.
Part of the motion revealed that Dept of Energy (run by former MI Dem gov Jennifer Granholm) discovered AFTER Smith filed his June 2023 indictment that Trump still maintained a “Q” (not that Q) security clearance.
DOE then retroactively terminated Trump’s security clearance.
Trump’s lawyers asked—and Cannon ordered—the production of some records related to how the termination of the clearance came about. Smith, of course, is attempting to conceal the paper trail.
And it appears the special counsel is referring to the post-indictment
discovery and termination of Trump’s clearance as an “after action” report.
I can only imagine how Judge Cannon reacted to that (appears that description was discussed in sealed motion and/or hearing)
The last paragraph seems to suggest the defense will ask Cannon to order the special counsel to produce similar records from other departments.
For example—did DOJ or Biden WH ask every fed agency including DOD to search for security clearances for Trump and if any such clearances existed to retroactively terminate those as well?
Judge Cannon took quite a bit of time during an April hearing to walk through how security clearances worked. She wanted special counsel on the record to explain the government’s position on the conferral and termination of a clearance.
Jay Bratt claimed a clearance automatically ends once an individual leaves office or his position.
Of course that’s not true (I believe in one motion disputing that claim, Trump raised John Brennan’s clearance, which he terminated.)
If Trump still held official clearances at the time of the indictment, it blows a huge hole in the “willful” and “unauthorized” elements of the Espionage Act charges.
For example—did DOJ or Biden WH ask every fed agency including DOD to search for security clearances for Trump and if any such clearances existed to retroactively terminate those as well?
Judge Cannon took quite a bit of time during an April hearing to walk through how security clearances worked. She wanted special counsel on the record to explain the government’s position on the conferral and termination of a clearance.
Jay Bratt claimed a clearance automatically ends once an individual leaves office or his position.
Of course that’s not true (I believe in one motion disputing that claim, Trump raised John Brennan’s clearance, which he terminated.)
If Trump still held official clearances at the time of the indictment, it blows a huge hole in the “willful” and “unauthorized” elements of the Espionage Act charges.
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