Trump’s Trying to Have His Cake and Eat it, too.

Suddenly he’s not happy with the Special Master.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readSep 21, 2022
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If nothing else, Donald Trump is predictable.

Whether it be his refusal to pay contractors or lawyers, the mafia-like manner he runs his business and the GOP party, or his compulsive need to make himself a victim, he’s certainly reliable with his antics. Well as we all know, the former President once again finds himself in hot water regarding his theft of classified documents that ultimately led to the FBI raid of his Mar-A-Lago compound in order to retrieve them. In response to the DOJ investigation, Trump of course insisted on having a Special Master preside in what many have said is simply an effort to delay the investigation for as long as possible.

Unsurprisingly following the appointment of Judge Raymond Deary, Donald Trump is attempting to — in the Judge’s words — have his cake and eat it, too.

Judge Raymond Dearie repeatedly challenged Trump’s lawyers for refusing to back up the former president’s claim that he declassified the highly sensitive national security-related records discovered in his residence.

Dareh Gregorian and Adam Reiss with NBC report:

“…At a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, Dearie noted that the case is a civil dispute, not…

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Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx