Special Master Granted by Judge in Shock Win for Trump’s Legal Team
A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint an independent special master to review the documents seized in last month’s raid of Mar-a-Lago, in a shock victory for the former president.
“The court hereby authorizes the appointment of a special master to review the seized property for personal items and documents and potentially privileged material subject to claims of attorney-client and/or executive privilege,” U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon wrote in an order Monday.
The decision has put a “brief pause” into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing investigation of Trump, as government investigators are now barred from “reviewing and using the seized materials for investigative purposes” until the special master’s review is complete.
Trump’s attorneys requested the appointment of a special master to protect the former president’s rights, arguing that some of the documents taken in the search are “presumptively privileged” because they involve presidential communication with advisers. (Read more from “Special Master Granted by Judge in Shock Win for Trump’s Legal Team” HERE)
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