Court papers filed by his lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.

Court papers filed by his lawyers, formally a request for discovery evidence, sounded at times more like political talking points.

Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump said in court papers filed on Tuesday night that they intended to place accusations that the intelligence community was biased against Mr. Trump at the heart of their defense against charges accusing him of illegally holding onto dozens of highly sensitive classified documents after he left office.

The lawyers also indicated that they were planning to defend Mr. Trump by seeking to prove that the investigation of the case was “politically motivated and biased.”

The court papers, filed in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., gave the clearest picture yet of the scorched earth legal strategy that Mr. Trump is apparently planning to use in fighting the classified documents indictment handed up over the summer.

While the 68-page filing was formally a request by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, to provide them with reams of additional information that they believe can help them fight the charges, it often read more like a list of political talking points than a brief of legal arguments.

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  • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    10 months ago

    It is Judge Cannon in charge after all, she’s gonna give in to everything. This case is as good as dead, as frustrating as that is.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 months ago

      She’s already been reprimanded for her behavior by a conservative eleventh circuit. There’s a limit to their patience.

      • AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        True. Also, openly taking a swing at spooks is not a good idea. One wrong move and next thing you know you’re unpersoned.

        • Asafum@feddit.nl
          1·
          10 months ago

          Not for Teflon Don.

          Remember the Russian investigation with Muller? Donnie Depends went after the FBI like crazy it was Peter Strozk this and Lisa Paige that, love birds, bias, bullshit… Wah wah wah the whole time.

          Literally nothing happened to him. He just had his lapdog Barr jump out ahead of the release of the findings to lie about them and the media ran with it.

          It’s all about public opinion, the turd in chief doesn’t give a damn what the courts think or the FBI, CIA, whatever. All he cares about is winning so he can remove all accountability from himself and hand Republicans a dictatorship after he croaks.