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Judge Appoints Special Master in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

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Posted: 16th September 2022
Lawyer Monthly
Last updated 16th September 2022
Former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
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Cannon, a Trump appointee, also rejected the Justice Department's request that federal prosecutors be allowed to continue their review of government records that were recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Palm Beach, Florida, on 8 August. Multiple of these records were marked 'classified'.

In her ruling, Cannon rejected the DoJ's argument that the documents they are working to review as part of their investigation remain highly classified or contain extremely sensitive information that could be damaging to national security interests if released.

However, in appointing Dearie to lead an independent review of the seized material, Cannon instructed him to prioritise "review of the approximately 100 documents marked as classified (and papers physically attached thereto),”  Dearie was one of two potential special masters proposed by Trump's legal team, and prosecutors confirmed that they found him acceptable despite not being one of their initial picks.

Cannon set a 30 November deadline for completion of the investigation, more than a month after the 17 October deadline requested by the DoJ. This will also likely extend the investigation until well after the November midterm elections.

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Last week, the DoJ appealed Cannon's order to appoint a special master following the Trump team's request. The DoJ indicated that, should Cannon not agree to delay aspects of her ruling by Thursday night, it would seek relief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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