The Special Judge Appointed To Manage Donald Trump Florida Files

The Special Judge Appointed To Manage Donald Trump Florida Files: US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been appointed to assess the documents collected during the FBI’s search of former US President Donald Trump’s Florida residence.

Dearie, 78, will serve as the “special master” and decide which records are appropriate for use in court cases. Trump’s staff had suggested him, and the US Department of Justice had stated that it had no objections.

Investigations are being conducted into the former US president’s handling of sensitive information. According to Department of Justice officials, documents kept at Trump’s Florida home were reportedly hidden to thwart an FBI inquiry.

The National Archives is the organization that US presidents are required by law to transfer these documents to after leaving office, according to the authorities. Trump insists that as president, he declassified all the records and that they were safely stored at his Mar-a-Lago estate. He denies any wrongdoing.

Trump’s legal team filed a request for a special master, an impartial attorney who determines whether any records are protected by the attorney-client or executive privilege. Trump’s request was granted earlier this month.

The US government is not permitted to analyze or use the seized materials for its investigation until the special master’s independent examination is complete. Dearie was chosen Thursday by US federal Judge Aileen Cannon, who also prohibited the Department of Justice from continuing the file review.

If Judge Cannon denied their request, the agency had already stated that it would appeal the decision. Because the government cannot analyze or seize materials for its investigation until the special master’s examination is finished, the criminal investigation by the justice department will now be slowed down.

Trump’s request was rejected by the Department of Justice, which said that any presidential records found during the FBI’s search at Mar-a-Lago on August 8 “belong to the United States, not to the former president.” The length of the special master’s review is uncertain.

According to Trump’s attorneys, some of the records are protected by the attorney-client privilege, a provision of US law that permits clients to keep confidential communications with their attorneys.

Additionally, his legal team has asserted “executive privilege” over the records, which enables presidents to conceal some interactions. However, considering that the documents have been examined, some legal experts claim that these actions are only a stalling ploy.