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In this Just the News article, John Solomon and Jerry Dunleavy report that a newly disclosed DOJ email raises fresh questions about whether key Biden Justice Department officials had legal concerns about the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid almost immediately after it happened.
- The article centers on an Aug. 10, 2022 email from longtime DOJ veteran Patty Stemler, who reportedly raised concerns two days after the FBI raid of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
- Stemler allegedly questioned whether Trump may have had authority as president to declassify the documents seized by agents, asking whether DOJ’s National Security Division or Office of Legal Counsel had examined the issue.
- The report frames Stemler as a highly respected DOJ figure and close Garland associate, making her internal concerns more significant than routine second-guessing from outside critics.
- The article notes that Attorney General Merrick Garland personally approved the decision to seek the search warrant for the August 2022 raid.
- Stemler also reportedly raised concerns about ethical limits on prosecutors publicly disclosing information about seized materials before any indictment.
- The article connects her concerns to Trump’s long-running claim that documents taken to Mar-a-Lago had been declassified under his presidential authority.
- Trump attorney Evan Corcoran had previously argued to DOJ officials that the president has broad constitutional authority over classification and declassification decisions.
- The report contrasts Trump allies’ declassification arguments with prior court findings that Trump had not provided evidence proving the documents were declassified.
- The article also revisits Judge Aileen Cannon’s 2024 dismissal of Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump, which rested on the ruling that Smith had been unlawfully appointed as special counsel.
- The broader takeaway is that internal DOJ unease over the raid may bolster conservative arguments that the Mar-a-Lago operation was legally shaky and politically charged from the start.
Read the full story: https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/biden-doj-official-had-concerns-trump-declassified-documents-seized-fbis-mar
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