I Still Think Trump Is Trying…

 …to create grounds for appeal (throw it against the wall, ‘n’ all). He’s just very, very bad at it:

Nothing about this complies with Rule 17; Rule 17 does not permit pretrial production of generalized documents vs. calling for production of specific, known, docs needed for and admissible at a trial.

That “needed for and admissible at trial” language is key. Rule 7 is not carte blanc for a fishing expedition. You can discover a lot in a civil case. Criminal discovery is far more limited.

  And you can’t subpoena documents:

New: Trump’s lawyers are seeking to issue several pre-trial subpoenas for “missing” Jan. 6 committee evidence — but person w direct knowledge tells me all “official records” were preserved. Video depositions were not archived bc of restrictions posed by *House rules*

That don’t exist:

Video depositions were not preserved bc, under House rules, witnesses get opportunity to review transcripts before release… J6C was advised by House counsel to treat video depos the same, and were deleted bc they were not reviewed before end of the 117th Congress.

I don’t think this is about delay, and the most charitable explanation is creating grounds ( 🤷🏻‍♂️) for appeals. Although I lean towards “Spend the client’s money because he’s such an asshole.” It’s a thin reed to rest on, but I don’t see Hunter Biden’s counsel filing bullshit motions like these. They present real defenses for their client.

This is just craptastic stuff.