Judge Names Special Master to Review FBI Raid Documents, Rejects DOJ Criminal Probe Request

Judge Names Special Master to Review FBI Raid Documents, Rejects DOJ Criminal Probe Request
Former U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist while walking to a vehicle outside of Trump Tower in New York City on Aug. 10, 2022. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
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Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday appointed (pdf) a senior Brooklyn federal judge to serve as special master to independently review documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate.
U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as an independent arbiter in the case, tasked with deciding whether any of the seized documents are privileged and should be off limits to federal investigators.
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