Will Aileen Cannon buy it? I have an idea: Let him live in a cell in a courthouse that already has a secure SCIF.Trump’s lawyers suggested the re-establishment of a sensitive compartmented information facility, often called a “Scif”, at Mar-a-Lago in an 11-page filing that argued Trump’s schedule and security requirements made it impossible for him to make regular trips to such a facility at a courthouse.
The Scif at Mar-a-Lago that existed during the Trump presidency was removed after Trump left office in January 2021. Although the case has elements that are novel, reconstructing a Scif for a private citizen because of their former office would be unprecedented.
The Guardian
Trump had sought permission to discuss the classified documents with his lawyers at both his Bedminster club in New Jersey, where he spends his summers, and his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, where the indictment against him says he hoarded the national security papers.
But prosecutors objected to the final request, noting that they were unaware of any previous case where defendants were allowed to discuss classified information in a private residence and that it was inconsistent with the law.
“There is no basis for the defendant’s request,” prosecutors wrote last month. “It is particularly striking that he seeks permission to do so in the very location at which he is charged with wilfully retaining the documents charged in this case.”
UPDATE 08/10/2023:
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