before. and describing donald trump s relationship to these documents, after saying and their supreme court appeal tonight once again that this case is, quote, essentially a document storage dispute. the trump lawyers, on page 30, went on to say the government has sought to criminalize president trump s possession and management of his own personal and presidential records. possession of those records is a crime. that is why donald trump s lawyers have been avoiding that word, possession. but on page 30 of their filings, clarence thomas denied they stepped in. saying criminalize trump s possession of the records. everywhere else in their filing,
after saying in there supreme court appeal tonight once again that this case is, quote, essentially a document storage dispute. the trump lawyers, on page 30, went on to say the government has sought to criminalize president trump s possession and management of his own personal and presidential records. possession of those records is a crime. that is why donald trump s lawyers have been avoiding that word, possession. but on page 30 of their filings, clarence thomas tonight, the trump lawyers stepped in it, saying the government has sought to criminalize trump s possession of the records. everywhere else in their filing, they refer to a former presidents legal right to access to their presidential records. and that s true.
chain failures. if that continues to happen, then i m reasonably confident the ukrainians can keep this area. okay, colonel cedric leighton, good to get this update. thank you for offering your expertise and your insights. we ll stay on top of these developments in ukraine. i also want to bring you up to speed on legal developments. trump s legal time firing back, calling the doj investigation into documents seized by mar-a-lago a, quote, document storage dispute that spiraled out of control. we have more on this intense legal showdown when we come back. and some you d never expect. it s going to take funding innovation in renewable energy, helping reduce carbon footprints, and big bets on environmentally conscicious construction. citi has committed 1 trillion dollars in sustainable financing to help build a better future. because to reach net zero, it s going to take everything.
today s filing from trump s lawyers. what do they say? so donald trump s lawyers last week had asked the judge, they said sorry, doj asked the judge, we want you to hold off on part of the ruling relating to the 100 or so classified documents. they said judge, we need to use these documents in our investigation, and the special master, we shouldn t have to wait for the special master to conclude her review of those documents. now, donald trump just filed his response to that. consistent with our theme, donald trump completely disagrees. his lawyers called it, as you said in the beginning, a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control. that s not a credible statement. this is much more than a document storage dispute, but trump s position is there may be executive privilege. we need the special master to do that review before doj can use the documents. we have 30 seconds. what about the appeals process? the doj also appealed the special master altogether? doj said