A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump ordered him to answer several questions about his new lawsuit related to the FBI raid on his Florida home, including why her court should be the one hearing the case and to more precisely explain what he wants her to do.
Judge Cannon ordered Trump to tell her if the Department of Justice has been served with his lawsuit yet.
Cannon wants to know if Trump is trying to get injunctions related to the material seized in the raid.
Trump asked Cannon to appoint a special master to review documents seized in the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago resort.
The judge gave him and his lawyers until Friday to respond to her questions.
The seized documents should not be examined by the DOJ until a special master reviews them. Sometimes the step is taken when there is a chance that some evidence will be thrown out.
The documents being removed from the White House were the subject of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. The National Archives must receive presidential records.
The DOJ is looking into possible violations of laws related to espionage and obstruction of justice, according to a warrant authorizing the FBI to conduct a search andseizure at Mar-a-Lago. There were multiple sets of documents seized.
The raid was motivated by a desire to hurt Trump's chances of regaining the White House if he runs again, according to Trump.
Cannon wrote that the court received the motion for judicial oversight and additional relief.
On or before August 26, 2022, a supplement to the Motion will be filed detailing the basis for the exercise of this Court's jurisdiction, whether legal, equitable/anomalous, or both.
The judge ordered Trump's team to detail the precise relief sought, including any request for injunctive relief pending resolution of the Motion.
The raid was authorized by Reinhart. The DOJ filed an affidavit that laid out the need for the search and events leading up to it.
The National Archives posted a letter saying that classified material was found in boxes that Trump turned over to the agency.
Top secret, sensitive compartmented information and special access programs are included in the 700 page material, according to the National Archives letter.
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