Justice department’s move could undermine former president’s request to have a special master filter the documents
The FBI has already finished reviewing whether any of the materials seized fromresort in Florida were privileged, the justice department said in a court filing on Monday that could undermine the former president’s request to have a special master filter the documents.
“The Privilege Review Team identified a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information, completed its review of those materials, and is in the process of following the procedures … to address potential privilege disputes, if any,”The disclosure from the justice department, which came in response to a ruling on Saturday from a federal judge to hold a hearing this week about whether to appoint a special master, undercuts Trump’s request because the...
But the justice department’s note in the filing that they had already finished going through the seized materials could serve to undercut Trump’s motion. Judge Aileen Cannon, overseeing the case, could decide there is no longer a point in a special master in light of the development.
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