In one fell swoop, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ended the special master review of thousands of documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago and eliminated all restrictions on the Department of Justice, freeing up the criminal probe into Donald Trump's handling of sensitive documents.
The unanimous 21-page decision removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department's investigation into whether the former president kept classified documents at his private residence and obstructed attempts to retrieve them.
The New York Times reports:
The appeals court was sharply critical of the decision in September by Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who sits in the Southern District of Florida, to intervene in the case. The court said Judge Cannon never had legitimate jurisdiction to order the review or bar investigators from using the files, and that there was no justification for treating Mr. Trump differently from any other target of a search warrant.
“It is indeed extraordinary for a warrant to be executed at the home of a former president — but not in a way that affects our legal analysis or otherwise gives the judiciary license to interfere in an ongoing investigation,” the court wrote.
Limits on when courts can interfere with a criminal investigation “apply no matter who the government is investigating,” it added. “To create a special exception here would defy our nation's foundational principle that our law applies ‘to all, without regard to numbers, wealth or rank.'”
The panel's ruling is set to take effect next Thursday. If there is no stay for an appeal before then, the review by the independent arbiter, or special master — Raymond J. Dearie, a judge who sits in the Eastern District of New York — would abruptly end. At that point, Judge Cannon would also be required to dismiss Mr. Trump's lawsuit.
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The scum of the 4th Reich- led by the liberal henchmen of the Treasonous demonic left, will probably not reap what they deserve here, but they will reap it for eternity. Its not about the poor choices, its about the intentional ones to give God the finger, to worship satan – to be liars and doers of evil and that is the “WHY” they will reap for eternity. They could have had a relationship with Christ, instead they worship the king of hell and all of its evil
After that rant, there is little to say. I am a Republican but know the limits. You sir do not. Ore even care. I am 82 and have reported that I always vote Republican.
If you didn’t have anything meaningful to add to the discussion, why comment at all?
I am also 82 and have voted for whom I thought would be best to serve our Country. I am also a registered Republican, but both parties have become a sick mess, of serving themselves not we the people!
America is now split down the middle with “Evil Vs Righteousness”
There is only one solution – 2nd amendment and “We the People”
We’ll said, it seems to me to become a person in Politics, must forget all they have learned in Church! Why is that?
More manipulation by dem/rino establishment party. More rinos ignoring the problem.
While some are seriously concerned and upset about this decision, the reality may be that this decision may open the flood gates for an in-depth investigation into Hunter’s laptop.
Remember this for the Biden and Clinton investigations!
You are confused, Hunter, Dad (big guy) Clinton are all above any scales of Justic!
WHILE THE NEW COMMUNIST PARTY MANUFACTURES FAKE EVIDENCE ON TRUMP THEY IGNORE THE BIDEN MAFIA TREASON AND COLLUSION WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA OUR WORST ENEMIES !! MAYBE AMERICANS WILL WAKE UP AND PICK UP ARMS AGAINST TIERNEY AND SUPRESSON OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS !! VIETNAM VET 67-68
OK. So, now investigate Hunter Biden and his father since no one is above search and seizure by the DOJ. FBI already has the goods on Hunter and has had them for more than 2 years, so where’s the public humiliation followed by leaked facets of the investigation??
This is setting a precedent of a strong magnitude. Very decisive calculating. Thank you 1st district court for opening the gates for the world to see more Presidents to be investigated without their rank, numbers and Title not getting in the way of Justice. Lets go brandon oops I mean hobama, oops I mean slick willy, oops I mean the 911 terrorist bushy..😆🇺🇸
I think you hit all of them!