WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month.
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The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. The judge had previously signaled her inclination to approve a special master, asking a department lawyer during arguments this month, “What is the harm?”
The appointment may slow the pace of the department’s investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago, but it is unlikely to affect any investigative decisions or the ultimate outcome of the probe.
who’s gonna appoint the special person? the DOJ or the FBI or Pelosi, Nadler, Schiff & Biden????????????????
Neither the judge, nor the plaintiffs, based this request on case law.
It’s just the understanding of the judge and Trump layers (interestingly there is nothing they asked that they weren’t given.)
So her comes the question, how can we trust a system where a Trump appointee rules in his favor, not based on any law, but completely on feelings?
They found a bunch of empty folders meant to hold secret documents, which is normal.
How come the FBI didnt say they were empty when until compelled by the judge. Fishy!
Oy vey! What a waste of taxpayer money! Another delay, another investigation of 11,000 purloined top secret documents. Gevalt.
This is like closing the barn door after the horses ran away, The scoundrels at the FBI/DOJ looked at all the documents.
I suppose, given his age and health, President Trump is well-advised to delay at every step.