drclareharris, to random
@drclareharris@newsie.social avatar

has ruled against trump’s lawyers’ bid to dismiss the case based on the .

She has also ruled against Jack Smith’s bid to have her drop her unbelievable jury instructions.

is expected to go to the 11th circuit, so stick around for an update on that.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/04/politics/trump-judge-aileen-cannon-classified-documents-jack-smith

Nonilex, to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Federal judge on Thurs rejected 's argument that the case should be tossed out because he viewed the material as his records.

argued that his retention of highly sensitive documents was authorized under a the .


https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.431.0.pdf

Nonilex,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

It should also be noted that the #PresidentialRecordsAct (PRA) is a #CIVIL #law.

The PRA is from Title 44 of the #UnitedStates Code (USC) which has to do w/the role of public printing & #documents.

The #PRA is Chpt 22 of 44 USC & has 9 sections: §2201-2209
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/44/chapter-22

Nonilex, to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

#Trump in court for hearing on #ClassifiedDocuments charges

Trump lawyers tried to convince federal Judge #AileenCannon to throw out the charges against him.
Judge Cannon heard from prosecutors & defense lawyers about Trump’s [BS] claim that he is protected from prosecution by the #PresidentialRecordsAct.
#NationalSecurity #law experts say Trump’s arguments about the records act misstate the law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/14/trump-classified-documents-presidential-records-act-espionage/

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

When this trial ever gets going, Trump's jury is going to have to sit through so many incriminating videos, it'll be like a Saturday night binge-watch.

Via Andrew Weissmann:

This case is simply not about the proof. He is dead to rights.

MEGYN KELLY: But once you get a subpoena you have to turn them over.

: I know this. pauses I don't even know that.

Then he said he "had the right to have those and called Dems "fascists."

Woman wearing surgical mask stuffing popcorn from a big bowl through the hole in the mask where here mouth is.

Joe_Hill,
@Joe_Hill@union.place avatar

@GottaLaff It’s such a shame federal courthouses don’t allow TV. I can’t wait to hear the reports of how #trumps #PresidentialRecordsAct defense goes down with actual lawyers involved.

SueInRockville, to random
@SueInRockville@mstdn.social avatar

Flaunting secret war plans to attack Iran goes way beyond the
Just remember-every Republican that continues to defend him?
Is NOT a patriot or loyal to US & deserves removal from office then prosecution as a co-conspirator in violating the

AHAHistorians, to random
@AHAHistorians@historians.social avatar

Read the Society of American Archivists on “Fact Checking Donald Trump's Claims About the #PresidentialRecordsAct.” “On Tuesday, April 4, Donald Trump made incorrect claims about the Presidential Records Act. These claims are patently false and do not reflect the law or the practices of the National Archives and Records Administration.” https://www2.archivists.org/news/2023/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claims-about-the-presidential-records-act

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