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  1. In MAL docs special master litigation, Team Trump is filing complaints under seal for some reason, but DOJ is discussing it not under seal, so we can largely infer what Trump is upset about. 1/ pacer-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/42/618763/051125116348.pdf
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    1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
      First, Dearie wants Trump to say whether the inventory of stuff the FBI says it took from MAL is complete and accurate (no planted evidence!) before Trump's team has had access to scans of the material. Team Trump apparently wants to wait and see it first. /2
      1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
        2nd, Cannon merely discussed privileged vs unprivileged stuff. Dearie wants them to say whether a doc is covered by atty-client priv, regular exec priv (shields from outsiders), or exec priv that would keep the exec branch itself from looking. Trump doesn't want to specify. /3
        1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
          3rd, Team Trump doesn't want to brief something that DOJ says is fine briefing. They don't say what, but Dearie's directive had discussed a briefing schedule for any eventual Rule 44 motion by Trump for return of property seized in the search, so it's probably that. /end