Justice Department urges Supreme Court not to intervene in ongoing dispute with Trump over seized Mar-a-Lago documents.
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.The Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to avoid intervening in the government's
The DOJ said in their latest filing that Trump "has no plausible claims of ownership or privilege in the documents bearing classification markings" and said that he has never represented in court that he declassified any of the documents -- "much less supported such a representation with competent evidence."
An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents searched it, in Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022.The department said Trump "has no basis to demand special master review" of any classified documents.
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