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Judge appoints special master to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago

Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 3 developments

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, denied a request from the Justice Department to put a hold on the process, naming senior federal Judge Raymond Dearie to review materials by Nov. 30.

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  1. Trump and Justice Department submit special master nominees to review Mar-a-Lago documents

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Trump, DOJ glove up for fight, each suggest rival ‘special master’ nominees to review Mar-a-Lago docs

    Headline from BizPac Review ·

  3. Newest

    Judge appoints special master to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    DOJ Appeals Judge’s Decision to Grant Special Master in Mar-a-Lago Raid (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The DOJ appealed a judge’s decision to grant Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.

  2. Local News 8

    What to watch for in Friday's proposals for the Mar-a-Lago search special master review (opens Local News 8)

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    By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers face a Friday midnight deadline for submitting proposals for how the special master review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago — including classified documents — should work.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department appeals judge’s decision to grant ‘special master’ to review records seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Justice Department is preparing to appeal a judge's decision to name an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

  4. Government Executive

    Justice Department to Appeal Trump Special Master Order (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    Government prosecutors ask U.S. District Judge Cannon not to force them to hand over classified records seized in Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago while appeal is pending

  5. PJ Media

    FBI Appeals Order Appointing 'Special Master' to Check Documents Taken From Mar-a-Lago (opens PJ Media)

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    The Feds appealed a judge’s order naming a special master to cull through the hundreds of pages of documents, news clippings, and other items that they took from former President Donald Trump...

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Trump and Justice Department submit special master nominees to review Mar-a-Lago documents (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have submitted their respective nominees to serve as the special master reviewing materials seized from Mar-a-Lago and vastly different proposals for how the…

  7. Politico

    Trump, DOJ tangle over 'special master' to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents (opens Politico)

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    U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon plans to appoint a third-party to sift through the materials and decide what information investigators can keep.

  8. BizPac Review

    Trump, DOJ glove up for fight, each suggest rival ‘special master’ nominees to review Mar-a-Lago docs (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Trump and the DOJ have suggested four candidates to serve as special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents seized in the raid by the FBI.

  9. Local News 8

    Takeaways from the Trump and DOJ Mar-a-Lago special master court filing (opens Local News 8)

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    By Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers faced off yet again in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, this time in a court filing late Friday where they offered vastly different proposals for how the critical special master review of seized doc…

  10. Al Jazeera

    US Justice Department agrees to Trump pick for ‘special master’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Department’s accommodation could shorten delays in appointing neutral arbiter to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    Judge appoints special master to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, denied a request from the Justice Department to put a hold on the process, naming senior federal Judge Raymond Dearie to review materials by Nov. 30.

  12. Washington Times

    Fast start: New special master in Trump documents case orders Tuesday hearing (opens Washington Times)

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    The newly appointed special master reviewing the records seized by the Justice Department last month from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, wasted no time Friday evening by quickly scheduling a hearing between Mr. Trump’s legal team and lawyers from the Justice Department.

  13. NBC News

    Federal judge appoints special master to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago (opens NBC News)

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    The judge also denied the Justice Department’s request for continued access to classified documents for use in its ongoing criminal investigation.

  14. CBS News

    Judge names special master to review documents seized in Trump search (opens CBS News)

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    In his role as special master, Judge Raymond Dearie will be responsible for reviewing the records taken by the FBI during its Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago for personal items and documents.

  15. KVIA El Paso

    Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search; DOJ request to resume criminal probe rejected (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Tierney Sneed A Brooklyn-based federal judge was selected on Thursday to serve as an independent arbiter to review the materials seized in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

  16. Local News 8

    What's next now that a special master has been chosen to review the Mar-a-Lago docs (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    A federal judge in Florida dealt the Justice Department another setback in its investigation into the handling of documents from former President Donald Trump's White House with a trio of orders Thursday night.

  17. The Republic

  18. NPR

    A judge appoints a special master to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago (opens NPR)

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    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Brandon Van Grack, a former prosecutor, as a judge in Florida appoints a special master in the case of classified documents seized from Donald Trump's home.

  19. Forbes

    Trump Mar-A-Lago Investigation: Where It Stands Now As Judge Names Special Master (opens Forbes)

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    What to know about the Justice Department’s investigation into the documents Trump brought to Mar-A-Lago and how it’s going.

  20. KVIA El Paso

    READ: Judge appoints special master in Mar-a-Lago case and rejects DOJ request to revive criminal probe (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By CNN US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday selected federal senior Judge Raymond Dearie to serve as special master to review the materials seized in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence and resort.

  21. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — A Brooklyn-based federal judge was selected on Thursday to serve […]

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