Trump and the Department of Justice have announced that a federal court in Florida ordered a neutral third-party audit of documents seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. submitted two candidates each on the 9th.
The federal district court will appoint an assistant judge, known as a “special master,” to review the seized materials. Trump’s nominees are Raymond Deary, a former New York federal judge and chief district attorney, and Paul Huck Jr., a Florida attorney.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department has suggested former federal judges Barbara Jones and Thomas Griffiths. Trump’s team and the Justice Department have not agreed on the scope and duration of the special administrator’s review.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint Tuesday once morest a Florida federal court ordering a third-party audit.
Justice Department appeals over third-party audit order for Trump seized documents
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