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A former veteran Supreme Federal Judge from Brooklyn, New York, has been appointed special master to review documents seized at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion.
U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon appointed Raymond Deary after Trump requested an independent review of thousands of classified documents recovered by law enforcement.
Trump’s nominee Cannon asked the Justice Department to lift a temporary ban on her from using about 100 classified records obtained during the Aug. 8 raid, but refused. did.
The Justice Department is expected to challenge the judge’s order to the Federal Court of Appeals. It gave Cannon until Thursday to stay an order barring continued investigation of classified records and said it would ask the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene if it does not.
Trump medical records, tax papers seized in FBI raid: Judge
Dearie is tasked with reviewing and segregating documents subject to privilege claims. It is unknown how long the review will take. A special master process has already delayed the investigation, as Cannon has instructed the Justice Department to temporarily suspend the core part of the investigation.
The Justice Department is investigating the storage of top-secret materials and other confidential documents on Trump’s Florida property after he resigned.More than 11,000 documents were found from his home during the search, according to the FBI. recovered.
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Nominated Dearie Ronald Reagan In 1986, he also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York during the 1970s.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.