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In Monday’s court filing, the Justice Department has already reviewed documents seized from former President Donald Trump and said it may contain “limited It announced that it had identified a set of documents.
The DOJ said it would provide more information in a separate filing, but said a privileged review team reviewed the documents before the court issued a preliminary order appointing a special master to review the documents. A special master is an independent, court-appointed individual responsible for reviewing documents in this case. The Privileged Review Team, made up of federal personnel not involved in the investigation itself, is tasked with sifting through privileged information.
“[T]The Privilege Review Team … identifies a limited set of materials that may contain attorney and client privilege information, completes a review of those materials, and prepares search warrant affidavits to address potential privilege. We are following the procedure set out in paragraph 84 of the These procedures include asking the court to make a judgment on potentially privileged material, asking whether Trump’s team is claiming privilege, and acting independently to remove material from investigators. It included keeping away.
The DOJ also said they and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence “are currently facilitating a classified review of materials recovered based on searches,” adding that “ODNI is also working with the intelligence community on potential risks to national security.” We are leading the evaluation of due to the disclosure of these materials. ”
Judge announces ‘preliminary intent to appoint a special master’ to review Trump records seized by FBI
On Saturday, Judge Eileen M. Cannon of the Southern District of Florida said the FBI had “a provisional intent to appoint a special master” to review documents seized by the FBI in a raid on Mr. Trump’s Mar-Arago home earlier this month. ” was announced. This came after Trump’s team called for an independent appointee, citing “exceptional circumstances.”
Trump’s team said the government’s decision to conduct the raid months before the November midterm elections included “a political campaign aimed at undermining President Trump, the main voice of the Republican Party.” It included a reasonable calculation,” he said.
FBI said it had “probable cause” to believe additional classified documents remained in MAR-A-LAGO, affidavit says
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in federal court in West Palm Beach, Fla. August 8, 2022. ”
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The government has launched an investigation in response to what it believes to be a violation of federal law. 18 USC 793 – Collection, Transmission, or Loss of Defense Information; 18 USC 2071 – Concealment, Removal or Mutilation; and 18 USC 1519 – Destruction, Alteration or Alteration of Records in Federal Investigations.
Trump and his team dispute the classification, saying they believe the information and records have been declassified.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.