A SPECIAL MASTER WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S INVESTIGATION INTO FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
THE IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTY IS SET TO REVIEW SEIZED DOCUMENTS FROM MAR-A-LAGO LAST MONTH.
A JUDGE — MAKING THE DECISION TO GRANT TRUMP’S REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL MASTER ON MONDAY.
THE D-O-J WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAUSE ITS OWN REVIEW OF MATERIALS UNTIL THE OUTSIDE EXPERT JOINS ITS INVESTIGATION.
THE SPECIAL MASTER WILL HAVE RIGHTS NOT ONLY TO SEE DOCUMENTS TAKEN BUT TO PUT ASIDE UNRELATED ITEMS SEIZED —
PROTECTED UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE OR EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE.
IN LAST WEEK’S HEARING…THE D-O-J ASKED THE JUDGE TO DENY THE SPECIAL MASTER REQUEST.
SAYING IT WOULD ONLY PROLONG THE INVESTIGATION AS ITS PUT ON PAUSE.
SO WHAT’S NEXT?
BOTH SIDES WILL NOW SUBMIT A LIST OF LEGAL EXPERTS QUALIFIED TO POTENTIALLY BE NAMED SPECIAL MASTER ON THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE CASE.
THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY.