Im Gipper said:
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And if Smith does not have the exact document they claim Trump was holding, the tape could be excluded at trial. (Assuming it ever reaches trial, that is.)
Agree on all! It will be extremely hard to get that tape in if the document isn't one of the ones Smith lists in the indictment.
On a side note, always enjoy discussing cases with you because I know you have read the source documents. Seems many Internet Super Lawyers (one from each side on this page) know everything but don't bother to read anything!
You are making yourself look incredibly juvenile, but that is expected.
I have read the indictment. I did not read a gag order that does not exist.
I did respond as you pointed out, to paragraphs 6a and 6b before I had gone through the indictment more thoroughly.
I was under the general impression that our justice system prevented the prosecutor from including information the have manipulated, mischaracterized, or that is unrelated to the actual charges they are bringing. I think most Americans, including many very smart ones, would not expect the prosecutor to be this inappropriate in their charging document, but it appears they simply do not care.
The indictment was more of a press release than a legal document. That is not supposed to be how it works.
After listening to the tape and rereading the indictment, I imagine the DOJ is going to try and tie the tape to one or more of the counts listed. Sounds like DJT is referring to either a daily briefing or a specific military foreign intelligence briefing where he was provided a copy to look at and may have taken notes on.
His retention of that document violates no law. His showing the document without divulging the contents violates no law. Any dispute over his continued retention of the document is government by the PRA and the Espionage Act does not apply. With no underlying "crime", then the search warrant was done under false pretenses and any subsequent obstruction claims are hose*****
The problem with lawyers is they think like... lawyers. And this "case" is not about the law. Its about how to abuse the law and how the US Constitution was written to protect against such abuses. The sooner you realize that, the better your case discussion will be.
I don't need to pay money to a fancy law school to understand the Constitution and its protections are being ignored and that Trump is being persecuted for political reasons only.
That makes me something better than a lawyer. It makes me a wise person who understands the situation.