A federal judge in Florida has agreed to grant former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review documents that the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
. She also temporarily blocked the Justice Department from using the records for investigative purposes.
Documents taken by FBI agents on the floor at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Fla. in Florida federal court demanding that an independent attorney, or special master, be appointed to oversee the review of evidence in order to determine whether any of the seized materials might be protected under attorney-client privilege or executive privilege, which shields internal executive branch deliberations.
“The privilege belongs to the current executive branch, not a former president,” McQuade said. “Even if Trump enjoys some residual privilege that may be asserted against Congress, he cannot assert it against the executive branch.”
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