Trump only asking Justice Thomas for the emergency order….
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/1...-case-00060300
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Lawyers for Trump asked Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday to issue an emergency order that would restore an outside reviewer’s authority over about 100 documents found at Mar-a-Lago with classification markings during the Aug. 8 search.
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“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 lawyers wrote.
The application was directed to Thomas because the stay removing the roughly 100 documents with classification markings from the special master process was granted by the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit, which Thomas oversees.
Thomas is likely to refer Trump’s request to the full court for action, as is typical when disputes are high profile or when an application might gain traction with some justices. There’s no formal timetable for Thomas or his colleagues to act, but a deadline for a response from the Justice Department will likely be set within a day or so.
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