No more “special master” to slow the FBI’s investigation of nearly 3,000 government documents seized from Mar-a-Lago last August. A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by ex-President Trump’s attorneys and shut down the special master’s review, Politico reports.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta, ruled unanimously that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon erred when she granted Trump’s request to block the investigation and appoint a special master to assess whether some of documents are protected by executive privilege. Aside from the likelihood Trump’s attorneys will appeal to the Supreme Court, the ruling gives the Justice Department full access to the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.
Scroll down this column to read pundit-at-large Stephen Macaulay’s commentary on whether a Justice Department indictment of Donald J. Trump will soon follow the conviction of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes III for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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