Appeals Court: DOJ Can Resume Using Docs In Probe

CNBC reports:

A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the Justice Department can resume using classified documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate in its criminal investigation.

The Justice Department had appealed a ruling this month by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, that temporarily barred it from reviewing and using the seized materials for investigative purposes.

The appeals court panel, comprised of two Trump appointees and one Obama appointee, thoroughly rejected Trump’s position on the classified documents and parts of Cannon’s reasoning for issuing her original order.

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A federal appeals court said the Justice Dept. can resume using classified documents seized from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in its criminal investigation. https://t.co/pRPUFKLJeM

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