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In reply to the discussion: WHO decides what the SPECIAL MASTER can remove from the DOJ case? [View all]Jarqui
(10,926 posts)That Maga either has to have top level security clearance or they're not going to see all the documents.
I can't imagine a circumstance where a court could declassify a document. Maybe they could request a second opinion on the classification? Even then ... I have doubts. Probably have to move it to a court set up to deal with classified material.
Part of the problem is that Trump was lax on procedures. A bunch of his documents that were not marked classified because of lax procedures should have been and will be as they get reviewed.
That happened with Hillary's emails. Only 3 were classified when they were sent or received. 110 emails got classified after the fact.
The reality is they probably scooped thousand of pages of classified documents between the 15 boxes Trump originally sent and the 45 boxes or collections they got with the search warrant.
Magistrate judge Reinhart probably cannot see this case through a trial. Something will change if it progresses in the courts.
It will probably get moved if Trump doesn't cop a plea ..
https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Classified-Case-Guidelines-Final-Version.pdf