Special Master Calls Out Trump For Blown Deadline - TPM – Talking Points Memo

After President Trump blew a deadline in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, the special master called him out and gave him to the close of business today to remedy the delinquency.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1436717
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but Trump attorney Jim Trusty seemed to unilaterally give himself four extra days to file.

Let me guess, Trusty et al are hoping to litigate the deadlines, with judge loosey cannon post-litigation setting new deadlines some months from now.

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Yowza. Judge Dearie isn’t playing.

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If there is no penalties for Trump, he will never comply with Dearie’s orders.

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The court has ordered Trump to do something. I’m sure he’s quaking in his shoes over it. Popping sweat I bet.

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75 years old, 40 years on the bench and seven years on the FISA court, he quite literally has seen it all. Until now.

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I hope Judge Dearie holds fast to the rules and doesnt tolerate any BS.

I just had a thought about TFG which borrows from another quote about Democracy:
If you only like the rule of law when you can manipulate court cases in your favor, then you don’t like the rule of law. :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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Hilarious that Trump’s team selected a hard ass no nonsense task master, mistakenly thinking that he played for team bat-shit crazy.

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I found it odd that Trump’s legal team didn’t drag out the appointment of the Special Master far longer than they did. It seemed to be settled very quickly. Had they gone the hardball, contentious, acrimonious route they might have stalled the process for several more weeks or months.

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Judge is from NYC he knows precisely what kind of a complete zero-integrity asshole he is dealing with when he has to deal with a Trump - - there is no surprise for Dearie here… and he is not putting up with nonsense.

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IANAL but I am hoping if the filing is not in by 6:00, then at 6:05 Judge Dearie holds Trusty in contempt with a bench warrant to immediately remand him to custody until the filing is in. It won’t hurt TFG, but his other shysters should take notice.

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So far that’s precisely what he done. Unfortunately, judge loosey cannon may and has overruled Dearie, and both embraces BS in the filings before her and wields a firehose of BS of her own. The only checks on her BS are the higher courts, and to their credit the 11th circuit has stayed her BS with regard to the classified docs.

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The grand strategist does not think very many moves ahead …hence he often blunders by over playing his hand …hence the long list of business failures.

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He’s getting the nonsense from the side and above from judge loosey cannon, which is what I was referring to by “until now”.

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Dearie could default Trump, could he not?

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A dozen judges and prosecutors could go full Donkey Kong on Trump in DC and a half dozen other states, but they don’t. They have to “build their case”. You know, for a few years at least.

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MSNBC - J6 is ready to go on the subpoena for Trump giving him a Nov. 4th deadline to comply.

— DSVOTESBLUE (@DianaRiedel3) October 21, 2022
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Trump blows…

He also sucks

He’s a multitasker.

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My understanding is Congress has to vote on issuing this subpoena. Not sure if it’s the full Congress, or just the House. Seems like a lot to pull off, and then once that’s assured stand by an 11/4 deadline, no?

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Four days before the election, no accident there.

ETA: Nov 4th is the deadline to produce docs, The day to show up and testify is Nov 14th. He won’t do either, so not really any election-oriented drama.

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