Former President Donald Trump’s push for a special master to oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered at Mar-a-Lago is entering a critical juncture as a hearing is set to begin soon Thursday on the request. A federal judge has signaled a “preliminary intent” to grant the request, which could bring new complications to the Justice Department’s closely-watched investigation into White House documents Trump moved to his Florida residence. Here’s what a special master is and what it would mean for the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago: What is a special master? A special master is a third-party attorney appointed by a court to oversee part of a particular case. If appointed in Trump’s case, the special master would oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered from his beach club and filter out privileged material that may have been seized in the investigation. Why does Trump want a special master? Trump’s legal team has widely argued that a special master is necessary to ensure the Justice Department returns any of his personal documents seized during the Mar-a-Lago search. The former President’s lawyers say his constitutional rights were violated and that privileged materials may have been seized. But in court filings, Trump has not specified exactly what he hoped a special master would filter, other than general allusions to “privileged and potentially privileged material.” What is the position of the Ministry of Justice? The department has already indicated that it uses an internal group of filters to screen the seized items, to separate out material that could be the subject of privilege claims. The Justice Department said in a court filing Monday that it identified “a limited set of materials” from its search of documents obtained from Mar-a-Lago that may contain material covered by attorney-client privilege and is pending resolution of privilege disputes. Justice officials also confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials are reviewing the documents for classified material. Investigators have already cited the work of a team of filters when they returned to Trump private documents that would not have been part of the investigation, including two expired passports and his diplomatic passport. The Justice Department, in court documents, said it believes the evidence it collected at Mar-a-Lago will support its criminal investigation into the mishandling of federal records, including national defense material, after Trump’s team went through boxes of files in Florida when he left the office. The investigation is also looking into possible obstruction of justice in the investigation.

title: “Live Updates Trump Special Key Hearing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Tammy Wiggins”

Former President Donald Trump’s push for a special master to oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered at Mar-a-Lago is entering a critical juncture as a hearing is set to begin soon Thursday on the request. A federal judge has signaled a “preliminary intent” to grant the request, which could bring new complications to the Justice Department’s closely-watched investigation into White House documents Trump moved to his Florida residence. Here’s what a special master is and what it would mean for the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago: What is a special master? A special master is a third-party attorney appointed by a court to oversee part of a particular case. If appointed in Trump’s case, the special master would oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered from his beach club and filter out privileged material that may have been seized in the investigation. Why does Trump want a special master? Trump’s legal team has widely argued that a special master is necessary to ensure the Justice Department returns any of his personal documents seized during the Mar-a-Lago search. The former President’s lawyers say his constitutional rights were violated and that privileged materials may have been seized. But in court filings, Trump has not specified exactly what he hoped a special master would filter, other than general allusions to “privileged and potentially privileged material.” What is the position of the Ministry of Justice? The department has already indicated that it uses an internal group of filters to screen the seized items, to separate out material that could be the subject of privilege claims. The Justice Department said in a court filing Monday that it identified “a limited set of materials” from its search of documents obtained from Mar-a-Lago that may contain material covered by attorney-client privilege and is pending resolution of privilege disputes. Justice officials also confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials are reviewing the documents for classified material. Investigators have already cited the work of a team of filters when they returned to Trump private documents that would not have been part of the investigation, including two expired passports and his diplomatic passport. The Justice Department, in court documents, said it believes the evidence it collected at Mar-a-Lago will support its criminal investigation into the mishandling of federal records, including national defense material, after Trump’s team went through boxes of files in Florida when he left the office. The investigation is also looking into possible obstruction of justice in the investigation.

title: “Live Updates Trump Special Key Hearing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “Jay Schlau”

Former President Donald Trump’s push for a special master to oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered at Mar-a-Lago is entering a critical juncture as a hearing is set to begin soon Thursday on the request. A federal judge has signaled a “preliminary intent” to grant the request, which could bring new complications to the Justice Department’s closely-watched investigation into White House documents Trump moved to his Florida residence. Here’s what a special master is and what it would mean for the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago: What is a special master? A special master is a third-party attorney appointed by a court to oversee part of a particular case. If appointed in Trump’s case, the special master would oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered from his beach club and filter out privileged material that may have been seized in the investigation. Why does Trump want a special master? Trump’s legal team has widely argued that a special master is necessary to ensure the Justice Department returns any of his personal documents seized during the Mar-a-Lago search. The former President’s lawyers say his constitutional rights were violated and that privileged materials may have been seized. But in court filings, Trump has not specified exactly what he hoped a special master would filter, other than general allusions to “privileged and potentially privileged material.” What is the position of the Ministry of Justice? The department has already indicated that it uses an internal group of filters to screen the seized items, to separate out material that could be the subject of privilege claims. The Justice Department said in a court filing Monday that it identified “a limited set of materials” from its search of documents obtained from Mar-a-Lago that may contain material covered by attorney-client privilege and is pending resolution of privilege disputes. Justice officials also confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials are reviewing the documents for classified material. Investigators have already cited the work of a team of filters when they returned to Trump private documents that would not have been part of the investigation, including two expired passports and his diplomatic passport. The Justice Department, in court documents, said it believes the evidence it collected at Mar-a-Lago will support its criminal investigation into the mishandling of federal records, including national defense material, after Trump’s team went through boxes of files in Florida when he left the office. The investigation is also looking into possible obstruction of justice in the investigation.

title: “Live Updates Trump Special Key Hearing Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Virgie Rodriguez”

Former President Donald Trump’s push for a special master to oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered at Mar-a-Lago is entering a critical juncture as a hearing is set to begin soon Thursday on the request. A federal judge has signaled a “preliminary intent” to grant the request, which could bring new complications to the Justice Department’s closely-watched investigation into White House documents Trump moved to his Florida residence. Here’s what a special master is and what it would mean for the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago: What is a special master? A special master is a third-party attorney appointed by a court to oversee part of a particular case. If appointed in Trump’s case, the special master would oversee the Justice Department’s review of evidence gathered from his beach club and filter out privileged material that may have been seized in the investigation. Why does Trump want a special master? Trump’s legal team has widely argued that a special master is necessary to ensure the Justice Department returns any of his personal documents seized during the Mar-a-Lago search. The former President’s lawyers say his constitutional rights were violated and that privileged materials may have been seized. But in court filings, Trump has not specified exactly what he hoped a special master would filter, other than general allusions to “privileged and potentially privileged material.” What is the position of the Ministry of Justice? The department has already indicated that it uses an internal group of filters to screen the seized items, to separate out material that could be the subject of privilege claims. The Justice Department said in a court filing Monday that it identified “a limited set of materials” from its search of documents obtained from Mar-a-Lago that may contain material covered by attorney-client privilege and is pending resolution of privilege disputes. Justice officials also confirmed that U.S. intelligence officials are reviewing the documents for classified material. Investigators have already cited the work of a team of filters when they returned to Trump private documents that would not have been part of the investigation, including two expired passports and his diplomatic passport. The Justice Department, in court documents, said it believes the evidence it collected at Mar-a-Lago will support its criminal investigation into the mishandling of federal records, including national defense material, after Trump’s team went through boxes of files in Florida when he left the office. The investigation is also looking into possible obstruction of justice in the investigation.