Trump Asks Supreme Court To Intervene , in Seized Documents Case.<br />Politico reports that on Oct. 4, <br />Trump's lawyers asked Justice <br />Clarence Thomas for an emergency order.<br />Politico reports that on Oct. 4, <br />Trump's lawyers asked Justice <br />Clarence Thomas for an emergency order.<br />That order would renew a third-party reviewer's authority over nearly <br />100 documents with classifications.<br />Politico reports that this would make it easier for the former president to continue to claim that the seized documents are subject to executive privilege.<br />Any limit on the comprehensive and transparent review of materials seized in the extraordinary raid of a president’s home erodes public confidence in our system of justice, Trump’s attorneys, via filing.<br />In sum, the government has attempted to criminalize a document management dispute and now vehemently objects to a transparent process that provides much-needed oversight, Trump’s attorneys, via filing.<br />It appears that Trump's emergency application only seeks to have the documents returned for Special Master Raymond Dearie's review.<br />It does not ask the Supreme Court to reinstate part of Judge Aileen Cannon's order that stopped the DOJ and FBI from using seized documents in their criminal investigation.<br />Politico reports that Justice Thomas issued an order on Oct. 4 directing the DOJ to respond to the emergency application by Oct. 11.<br />Politico reports that Justice Thomas issued an order on Oct. 4 directing the DOJ to respond to the emergency application by Oct. 11.<br />Justice Thomas is expected to refer Trump's application to the full Supreme Court which does not have a deadline to respond.
