September 01, 2022
A Florida federal judge appeared inclined Thursday to appoint a special master to screen the documents seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate for privilege and indicated she would carve out a national security risk assessment currently being conducted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
September 01, 2022
Former President Donald Trump says the U.S. Department of Justice is twisting his request for the appointment of a special master to review the seizure of documents from his Mar-a-Lago home into "an all-encompassing challenge to any judicial consideration" of any aspect of the government's search.
August 31, 2022
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys are in the spotlight after a filing by the government revealed new details about efforts to recover classified documents held at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, including statements that experts say could put the attorneys themselves in the government's crosshairs and at odds with their client.
August 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice said late Tuesday that former President Donald Trump lacks standing to request the return of documents taken from his Mar-a-Lago estate or the appointment of a special master to review them because the records belong to the government, not to him.
August 29, 2022
The federal government told a Florida federal judge Monday that a special team of reviewers had looked through the materials taken from former President Donald Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago and set aside a "limited set" of documents that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information.
August 28, 2022
A Florida federal judge said Saturday that she is inclined to grant former President Donald Trump's request to appoint a third-party special master to oversee the FBI's review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.
August 23, 2022
A Florida federal judge ordered former President Donald Trump on Tuesday to back up his request for a third-party special master to oversee the FBI's review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago by explaining how the court has jurisdiction and exactly what kind of relief is being sought.
August 22, 2022
Former President Donald Trump sued in Florida federal court on Monday seeking to halt the FBI's review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago until a third-party special master is appointed to pull out privileged documents and ensure investigators return personal items, saying the prosecution's privilege "filter team" won't protect his rights.