US Appeals Court Says , DOJ Can Resume Use of Classified Records , in Trump Criminal Probe.
Reuters reports that on Sept.
21, a federal appellate court ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice can continue to examine classified records that the FBI took from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home pending appeal.
Reuters reports that on Sept.
21, a federal appellate court ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice can continue to examine classified records that the FBI took from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home pending appeal.
The move block's U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's stay that barred prosecutors from using the documents until they were reviewed by a special master.
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The move block's U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's stay that barred prosecutors from using the documents until they were reviewed by a special master.
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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta also agreed to reverse part of the lower court's order that forced the government to provide records marked classified for review by the special master.
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We conclude that the United States would suffer irreparable harm from the district court’s restrictions on its access to this narrow—and potentially critical—set of materials, as well as the court’s requirement that the United States submit the classified records to the special master for review, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, via ruling.
Reuters reports that there's a possibility that Trump's attorneys could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
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In an interview with Fox News on Sept.
21, Trump reiterated that he declassified the documents in question.
The Justice Department did not appeal the part of Judge Cannon's order that asks the special master to review the records for anything potentially covered by executive privilege.
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It's possible that prosecutors could seek to appeal other areas of the special master appointment.
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We decide only the traditional equitable considerations, including whether the United States has shown a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits, the harm each party might suffer from a stay, and where the public interest lies, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, via ruling.
We decide only the traditional equitable considerations, including whether the United States has shown a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits, the harm each party might suffer from a stay, and where the public interest lies, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, via ruling
