JUST IN: Trump has filed a 40-page response to DOJ’s appeals court filing. Among their arguments: Trump’s handwritten notes on potentially classified documents may make them subject to executive privilege claims. https://t.co/qwpCQJaz8r pic.twitter.com/GcYX9Iz1mo
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 20, 2022
Trump’s main argument against a stay:
*DOJ* (not him) hasn’t proven the documents are still classified.
…Not sure how they would do this other than to point to the classification marks and absence of evidence otherwise.https://t.co/qwpCQJaz8r pic.twitter.com/rFqg2Js3M5— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 20, 2022
Trump may be getting support in his legal fight from AGs in a bunch of Republican-led states. The Texas AG’s office indicates it will be filing an amicus brief on behalf of:
TX, FL, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Louisiana, S. Carolina, Utah, W. Virginia pic.twitter.com/IlqVI3JiN8— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 20, 2022
Here is the amicus from the GOP attorneys general: https://t.co/NNZhNRRtB8
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 20, 2022