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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.
