Judge Aileen Cannon signaled she was inclined to grant the special master, but many dismissed Trump's push for one as a legally invalid argument.
's request to appoint an independent special master to review the documents seized in last month's raid of Mar-a-Lago, a shocking 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 CannonGovernment investigators are now barred from"reviewing and using the seized materials for investigative purposes" until the special master's review is complete.
Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on August 6, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. A judge on Monday granted Trump's request for a special master to review the documents seized in last month's raid of Mar-a-Lago., arguing that some of the documents taken in the search are"presumptively privileged" because they involve presidential communication with advisers.
"It is unreasonable to allow the prosecutorial team to review them without meaningful safeguards," Trump's attorneys said in their request. "Short of returning the seized items to the movant [Trump], only a neutral review by a special master can protect the 'great public interest' in preserving 'the confidentiality of conversations that take place in the president's performance of his official duties,'" his attorneys wrote.
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