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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago

So he says he needs a secure room to review the discovery documents about the charges that he was storing documents insecurely? So he's admitting all those boxes he took weren't being stored securely?

Great, he changed his plea to guilty. Lets get to sentencing.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just a stalling tactic. It would take months to construct such a facility, and "How can we proceed with the case if we're not able to review discovery?" his legal team will bleat.

Fortunately, Judge Chutkan has demonstrated that she's going to respond with "find out" to the defendant's "fuck around." She said, "Hearing between August 9 and 11 on this protective order, you guys pick." The Government responded with "We're available at any time." The defense responded with "How about the 14th or 15th?" Judge Chutkan: "10AM August 11th it is then."

So far, she seems well prepared to move this case forward without frivolous delays, and the Government is demonstrating that it's fully focused and prepared to litigate right now, after having responded to defense's redlined proposal for the protective order within two hours on Monday evening.

[–] mephiska@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I agree with you on the way Chutkan is handling things, this article is about the classified documents case with Judge Cannon. I'd bet this trump appointed judge will likely grant this request.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Ohhhh you're right, aren't you? Totally my fault for getting "one set of federal criminal charges against a former president and current Republican frontrunner for the next presidential election" confused with "another set of federal criminal charges, happening simultaneously, against a former president and current Republican frontrunner for the next presidential election."

At least I wasn't able to confuse with "a set of state criminal charges against a former president and current Republican frontrunner for the next presidential election, which are themselves directly related to one of the two sets of federal criminal charges against a former president and current Republican frontrunner for the next presidential election."

Yet.

[–] Can_Utility@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

What, has he run out of things to read in his bathroom since the government took away all his beautiful boxes?

[–] falsem@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Some balls on this guy. Get sued for improperly storing classified documents at his house and now he's insisting he should be allowed to review classified documents at his house for the court case.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

What an asshole…

[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry, babe. It won't happen again. It only happens when I'm drunk. I'll change this time I promise.

[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

His own secure basement toilet that might get flooded with pool water at any time.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Hah… I love the image that accompanies that headline.

[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What an audacious request. I hope it’ll be rejected


this just has “bad idea” written all over it.

[–] LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well this case is apparently before judge Cannon who proved before that she's willing to kowtow to the former disgraced presidents attempts to delay proceedings, so turning this down is pretty unlikely