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Justice Department Files Premotion Letter Before Dearie

Tyler McBrien
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 7:20 PM

The parties agreed on three main categories of issues that Dearie will have to consider while conducting his review of the documents.

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The Justice Department filed a premotion letter identifying global issues before Special Master Judge Raymond J. Dearie, to review before he begins his scan of seized materials from the Mar-a-Lago search. 

The parties agreed on three main categories of issues that Dearie will have to consider while conducting his review of the documents—document categorization as presidential record or personal record, executive privilege, and verification of the detailed property inventory. 

Additionally, both sides will submit briefs arguing their positions on each issue by Nov. 8, with response briefs due Nov. 12.

You can read the Justice Department's filing here or below: 
 


Tyler McBrien is the managing editor of Lawfare. He previously worked as an editor with the Council on Foreign Relations and a Princeton in Africa Fellow with Equal Education in South Africa, and holds an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago.

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