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A judge on Saturday indicated she is likely to grant former President Donald Trump’s request to have a court-appointed outsider conduct the review of documents seized by the Justice Department at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month.
In a brief order, US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon wrote of her “preliminary intent to appoint a special master in this case,” adding it should not be misconstrued as her final decision.
Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, ordered the Justice Department to provide a “more detailed” list of the items recovered from Trump’s Florida residence during the search and information about the status of the current reviews of the materials, including the “filter review” team that is screening for documents protected by attorney-client privilege.
