The DOJ is about to square off with Trump's lawyers in court for the first time in the wake of the Mar-a-Lago search as the former president makes his final pitch for outside supervision of the investigation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge indicated Thursday that she’s seriously considering temporarily barring Justice Department investigators from reviewing material seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Justice Department attorneys repeatedly pleaded with Cannon not to interrupt their ongoing criminal probe, emphasizing that the search warrant executed on Aug. 8 was clearly valid and authorized to obtain “evidence of three significant federal crimes.” “This is not a case about some Department of Defense staffer stuffing military secrets into a bag and sneaking them out in the middle of the night,” said James Trusty, one of three Trump attorneys handling the arguments.
Trump’s legal team is seeking the appointment of a so-called special master, who would review documents the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate last month after a federal magistrate judge here issued a search warrant for evidence of highly classified documents and obstruction of justice. The court session Thursday also drew unusual attention for reasons beyond the potential special master appointment after the Justice Department used a filing in the case on Tuesday to air claims that Trump lawyers falsely asserted all documents marked classified were turned over in response to a grand jury subpoena issued in May.
Thursday’s hearing was the first public court session Cannon has conducted on the matter since Trump filed a motion almost two weeks ago seeking outside oversight for the Justice Department probe.
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