The special counsel pushing back against Judge Cannon in the classified documents case says "not one single Trump White House official supported" the former president's claims to privatize records.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : in own Proposed Arbitration InstructionsTrump's legal team suggested to jurors that Trump was authorized to access classified records during his presidency and that certain precedents allow former presidents to access certain documents.
45% : "While President Trump was still President of the United States, for example, many of the documents at issue were packed (presumably by GSA), transported, and delivered to Mar-a-Lago," they wrote in a February court filing. .
40% : Instead, the special counsel recommended that the justices decide only three elements of the case, rather than whether Trump knowingly retained national security information without federal authorization.
39% : Trump and Smith filed separate motions for jury instructions in the case on Tuesday, although a trial date has not yet been set.
39% : Trump initially argued that a trial should not go ahead before the fall election, but acknowledged that August would be possible if the judge decides to proceed.
36% : "No one heard Trump say the records were private or that he was responsible for moving boxes to Mar-a-Lago.
27% : In this situation, Cannon wrote, "neither a court nor a jury" would have the ability to review the decision, which could invalidate much of the special counsel's case against Trump.
26% : Federal prosecutors rejected both proposals, writing on Tuesday that the 1978 PRA Act -- which governs the maintenance of White House documents produced by each president -- "should play no role in the investigation," arguing that Trump mishandled classified records.
25% : The former president's legal team took the opposite view, writing that Cannon "correctly stated the law" when he suggested a jury instruction that would have given Trump too broad authority under the PRA.
25% : The special counsel charged Trump in a 40-count indictment, 32 of which allege violations of the National Security Act, which makes it illegal to mishandle national security information.
22% : Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied any wrongdoing.
21% : Trump's legal team has filed several motions to dismiss the case against him, including one on the grounds that the PRA gave Trump "unreviewable discretion" over classified records.
18% : However, Smith's team pushed back in responding to court filings, writing that the more than 300 documents with classified identities recovered from Trump were "undoubtedly presidential, not personal.""Trump is not authorized to keep classified records," the lawyers said.

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