Trump's team didn't explain their concerns out of a desire to be "respect."
The Mar-a-Lago resort is located in West Palm Beach.
There are specific reasons why the DOJ's nominees aren't preferred for service as a special master or an independent court-appointed arbiter who can review whether any of the seized Mar-A-Lago records are privileged.
The former president asked a federal judge for permission to explain why they are against the DOJ's candidates in camera or during a private meeting with the judge.
Two retired federal judges and a retired judge and a conservative attorney were suggested by the DOJ and Trump in a Friday filing.
Two of the four special master candidates have handled cases in Trump's inner circle. Barbara Jones, one of the DOJ's picks, served as special master after FBI agents searched the offices of Trump's former attorneys. Raymond Dearie, whom Trump suggested as a special master, signed a warrant that was used to wiretap Carter Page, a move that was criticized by Trump's allies and the DOJ's internal watchdog.
The DOJ was ordered to stop reviewing scores of government documents retrieved from Mar-A-Lago until a special master can determine if any of them are protected by executive privilege or attorney-client privilege. According to the DOJ, the documents are part of an investigation into possible violations of recordkeeping laws and obstruction, and that Trump's team likely concealed the records at Mar-A-Lago. The special master would cause unnecessary delays because DOJ lawyers have already separated out attorney-client privileged records. Trump's attorneys accused the DOJ of overreach by choosing to search a former president's home in a dispute over federal records.
order from chaos.”The DOJ and Trump have differing opinions on the scope of the review. The DOJ wants the special master to wrap up their work by mid- October, while Trump's team wants a broader review that could take 90 days. The DOJ thinks that Trump should pick up the entire bill for hiring a special master.
Cannon is in charge of choosing a master in the Mar-A-Lago case. Cannon was asked by the DOJ to remove classified documents from the special master's review and allow prosecutors to review the records. The government will appeal if Cannon doesn't comply by Thursday.
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