"Now that he has the 'special master' he requested to deal with the documents he hoarded at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump is already finding reasons to object to the process. Specifically, Trump’s legal team is refusing to talk about whether, or how, Trump actually tried to declassify any of the documents by claiming it would harm their “defense to the merits of any subsequent indictment.”
"In other words, they’re saying that if they reveal that Trump didn’t declassify any documents, that could subject him to legal action for stealing and holding highly classified information. Which he did. And if Trump claims he did declassify documents, then he’ll have to prove that in court, and also be subject to possible charges over failure to follow the law regarding declassification. Plus, there’s the whole perjury issue-—and the issue of Trump obstructing an investigation—that comes with lying about the whole thing.
"On top of this, the special master wants this whole thing wrapped up quickly. Trump objects, because that’s the last thing he wants. And finally, the special master wants to know something that’s been bothering everyone: Why is this thing in front of him, instead of being dealt with by the court that issued the search warrant in the first place?" -- Mark Sumner, summarizing the legal box the Malignant Loser and his crack legal team find themselves in, having caught their special master car. Sumner goes on to note that under Trumpist hack judge Aileen Cannon's unlawful order she can discharge or replace the special master, Judge Raymond Dearie, if he doesn't bend over to the Malignant Loser like she did.
(Then, there's the DOJ's motion to the 11th Circuit to lift Cannon's order blocking them from accessing seized classified documents in their criminal investigation, which is playing out simultaneously...)
