An attorney for former President Donald Trump scolded the Justice Department for fighting the appointment of a special master to review documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
James Trusty, a former federal prosecutor, told Fox News host Mark Levin it is a"fair question" to ask whether the Justice Department is attempting a cover-up as it conducts a criminal investigation into Trump's handling of records after leaving office.
"What we have in this situation is a historical first. And I mean that in a very negative way, to have this search warrant based on failed [National Archives] negotiations, I suppose, that allowed the government to basically ransack the president's residence," he said in a clip from this week's Life, Liberty and Levin.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump's request for a special master despite the Justice Department's opposition, and the two sides have since turned in proposals for how to move forward, including nominees, access, and speed of the third-party review.
"It would have been so much more respectful of the department and of this attorney general if they turned around and said, 'You know what, good idea to have a special master, we have nothing to hide. Let's get at it.' But that's not the approach. It's a constant fight."
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