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New York judge named as special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

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Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, had approval from both DOJ and Trump lawyers.

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  1. Trump, DOJ filings signal Raymond Dearie may emerge as special master

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  2. Newest

    New York judge named as special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

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  1. Newsweek

    Trump, DOJ filings signal Raymond Dearie may emerge as special master (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The DOJ said it would prefer a former or current federal judge to serve as an independent arbiter in the Mar-a-Lago probe. Trump rejected the DOJ's picks.

  2. Local News 8

    What to know about Raymond Dearie, the judge who could serve as Mar-a-Lago search special master (opens Local News 8)

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    By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s legal team have found rare agreement in a potential candidate to serve as the special master tasked with reviewing the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.

  3. Breitbart News

    Judge Raymond Dearie Appointed Special Master in Mar-a-Lago Raid Case (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Judge Aileen Cannon sided with Trump and appointed retired Judge Raymond Dearie to serve as the special master in the Mar-a-Lago case.

  4. WWL New Orleans

    New York judge named as special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, had approval from both DOJ and Trump lawyers.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    What to know about Raymond Dearie, the judge who will serve as Mar-a-Lago search special master (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as the special master tasked with reviewing the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. Dearie — the only candidate for the role that both the Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s legal team agreed on — was tapped for t…

  6. FOX 5 DC

    Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Raymond Dearie, a former chief federal judge in New York, was appointed special master by a U.S. District Court judge.

  7. Politico

    Judge appoints special master, rejects DOJ bid to delay Mar-a-Lago ruling (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Aileen Cannon appointed Raymond Dearie, a senior judge in the Eastern District of New York, to lead an independent review of the seized materials.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Senior Judge Raymond Dearie Appointed Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Senior Judge Raymond J. Dearie was named to the role, and will complete his review of the materials seized by Nov. 30.

  9. Gopusa

    Judge appoints Trump pick Raymond Dearie as special master for Mar-a-Lago review (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    A federal judge on Thursday appointed Raymond Dearie, one of Donald Trump's picks for special master, to review the trove of documents seized from the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida last month.

  10. NPR

    What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master (opens NPR)

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    Dearie, 78, a former chief judge of the federal court in the Eastern District of New York, was one of the special master candidates suggested by Trump whom the Justice Department did not object to.

  11. The Guardian

    Special master in Trump documents case described as fair and no-nonsense (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Raymond Dearie, 78, is semi-retired US district judge who will act as independent arbiter of material seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago

  12. Deseret News

    Who is Judge Raymond Dearie? Trump’s special master appointed (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Dearie, a senior judge from New York, will be tasked with sifting through thousands of documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

  13. Politico

    Meet the Brooklyn judge now at the epicenter of the Mar-a-Lago records case (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Raymond Dearie will be the special master tasked with sorting through the files seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Good luck, judge.

  14. The Guardian

    Judge proposed by Trump appointed in Mar-a-Lago records case | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge Cannon appointed Judge Raymond Dearie as special master and denied the DoJ’s plea to continue reviewing the seized records. Plus, how to survive an empty nest

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    NY Judge Raymond Dearie Named Special Master in Trump Mar-A-Lago Probe (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter in the criminal investigation into the presence of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida home. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has also refused to permit the Justice Department to resume its use of …

  16. Fox News

    New York Judge Raymond Dearie appointed as special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago case (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former New York federal judge Raymond Dearie was appointed as the special master to review documents taken from former President Trump's Florida estate.

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