Former President Donald Trump wants permission to be able to review the documents he is accused of illegally retaining at his Mar-a-Lago country club — the scene of the alleged crime, and where the FBI eventually recovered them during a raid a year ago. “Limiting any discussions with counsel to the government offered SCIFs is an inappropriate, unnecessary, and unworkable restriction,” they wrote. via Associated PressThe request is yet another instance of Trump asking for privileges not granted to ordinary criminal defendants. In the Mar-a-Lago case, Trump was indicted in June for retaining classified documents in his ballroom, his office, even his bathroom, and then trying to hide them from authorities seeking their return. Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday denied that allegation.

Source: Huffington Post August 10, 2023 00:28 UTC