Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers moved to oppose the Department of Justice’s recent bid to speed up its court appeal of the appointment of a special master.
“President Trump also opposes the Government’s request to expedite oral argument in this case,” Trump attorneys Christopher Kise and Jim Trusty wrote in a filing (pdf) on Monday, adding that they want oral arguments set for January 2023 “or later.”
They added that “Trump disagrees with and objects to the Government’s distorted and argumentative presentation of facts concerning the unprecedented raid of his home, its conduct in these proceedings, and the procedural history of this case….