Page Pate

Senior Trial Attorney with Pate, Johnson & Church law firm, Legal Analyst @wabenews, @11Alivenews, Founding Member of @GaInnocence

[Page Pate @pagepate]

@AnthonyMKreis And the executive branch, in many ways. But Congress may be the most dysfunctional of them all so I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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This is what the DOJ does when they lose a motion?

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

Notable leak a day after a federal judge slowed the probe into what the FBI seized at Mar-a-Lago.

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@radleybalko And, of course, neither is completely true.

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@AnthonyMKreis Stacking, not staking. Can’t wait for that edit feature to arrive

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@AnthonyMKreis Yep. It seems they are just staking predicate acts right now.

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@R_K_Zenn I really don’t. This is far from the first time a federal court has appointed a special master to review seizure documents (that’s whey there is a rule on it). And this judge’s opinion doesn’t bind any other court.

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The only way a special master impacts the investigation in any meaningful way is if the DOJ overreacts to it (like they often do). Someone may look over your shoulder on this one, ok? Get over it. Don’t treat this as if Trump won something significant (he didn’t)

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@Titus_Esq Not at all. Just my cases it seems…

[CNN @CNN]

A federal judge has granted former President Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago.

CNN’s @SaraMurray and @KaraScannell break down the ruling with constitutional law attorney @pagepate. https://t.co/HzQ3Ca2cdY

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@Popehat @AnthonyMKreis Agree 100%

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@twitherslaw Thanks, Tom! Still trying to figure out why CNN thought my ramblings yesterday were newsworthy. And I was actually in Brunswick

[CNN @CNN]

Constitutional lawyer @pagepate discusses a federal judge's ruling that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) must answer questions before a grand jury about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

Watch: https://t.co/sxtvLS2hfz

[Brandon Adams @DawgNationDaily]

Just in case y'all forgot.

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@LizzieBLove Yes, certainly possible

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I cringe when I think about how his defense lawyers must feel right now.

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

Trump no longer claims classified materials were planted by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago. Trump now admits he had the documents 'in cartons' at his estate.

[Page Pate @pagepate]

@Atticus59914029 There were apparently some atty-client documents in what they took (the govt gave them back already). But an independent special master can look over everything and confirm it. Best option given the politics involved, in my opinion

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@jisaacraymond I was born there. Strange that it will be gone. Definitely still a need, but not as profitable I guess

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@Atticus59914029 If it’s truly privileged, it can’t be used as evidence or even seen by the prosecutors handling the case. So it would not be moot. A MTS can address 4th amendment issues but not privilege claims.

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What Trump is doing right now is daring the DOJ to charge him. And it’s probably his best move at this point. But it’s one hell of a gamble.

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If you feel the need to ask if you’re a target of the grand jury, you probably are.