Justice Department seeks speedy appeal for Southern District of Florida Judge Eileen M. Cannon The FBI’s decision to appoint a special agent to review documents seized during the raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
In documents filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, the Justice Department is proposing to conclude legal briefings on appeals by Nov. 14, followed by oral argument, according to Politico.
In the filing, the Justice Department alleges it cannot examine records taken from Trump’s Florida estate that could be evidence of a crime.
“Therefore, the government may disclose, for example, how the materials bearing the classification mark were transferred to the plaintiff’s residence, how they were stored, and who may have had them. We cannot examine records mixed with materials bearing classification marks, including certain records, and have access to them,” DOJ officials wrote in the appeal. “Records not marked as confidential can also be evidence of a potential breach…”
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DOJ officials also said in the filing that “if successful,” a speedy appeal would allow the government to “complete a full investigation without restricting its review and use of evidence seized pursuant to a lawful search warrant.” will be able to resume more quickly,” he said.
The Department of Justice originally notified Judge Eileen M. Cannon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 8 of the decision to appeal.
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FBI agents executed a search warrant in Mar-a-Lago on August 8 and seized items, including 11 sets of materials they claimed were listed as confidential as well as those marked top secret. did.
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Mr Trump denies that any of the materials he possessed at Mar-a-Lago were classified.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report