CNN reports:
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has asked a federal judge to appoint a “special master” to ensure the Justice Department returns any of his private documents seized during the search of Mar-a-Lago two weeks ago.
Trump is asking for a special master — a third-party attorney — to oversee the review of evidence gathered from the beach club in the criminal probe, and for the judge to pause federal investigators’ work related to the evidence until the review is done, according to a new court filing.
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Former Pres. Trump has filed a motion in federal court in Florida seeking the appointment of a special master to review materials seized by the Justice Department from his Mar-a-Lago estate. https://t.co/UN8OxIhQNS
— ABC News (@ABC) August 22, 2022
There are, however, actual lawyers signed onto this, only, they didn’t file a notice of appearance to make sure they acted like officers of the court. pic.twitter.com/B6uOm5VVO5
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 22, 2022