The magistrates rule that the material has clear evidence that it was classified by the Administration
The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit of the United States ruled yesterday afternoon – early today in Spain – that the Department of Justice may continue with the analysis of the classified documents that were seized at the Mar-a-Lago tourist center in donald trump This court thus annuls the order of a judge of first instance that blocked the work of federal investigators, which constitutes a defeat for the legal team of the former president.
Therefore, Judge Raymond Dearie, the independent expert appointed to study the secret documents, will be able to continue his work to determine whether it is Trump Administration or private material.
“Clearly the public has a vested interest in ensuring that classified records do not cause exceptionally serious harm to national security,” the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge team said. “Ensuring that necessarily involves reviewing the documents, determine who had access to them and when, and decide which sources or methods (if any) are compromised, “they point out in their ruling.
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Throughout the litigation, Trump’s lawyers had argued that the documents had been declassified by Trump himself, since, as vpresident, he had the power to do so. However, the magistrates consider that “the file does not contain evidence of this.” “The records’ classification marks state that they are government records and that responsible officials previously determined that their unauthorized disclosure would cause exceptionally serious harm to national security,” prosecutors said.
The Justice Department had requested the intervention of the 11th Circuit in the dispute over the Mar-a-Lago documents after Trump filed a lawsuit seeking the appointment of an independent expert to analyze the approximately 11,000 documents that the FBI obtained in the investigation. Trump’s house in Florida.
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