The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision to grant former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review the documents seized by FBI agents from his Mar-a-Lago estate last month.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump’s request on Monday after weighing concerns raised by both Trump and DOJ attorneys. Judge Cannon said the court was “mindful of the need to ensure at least the appearance of fairness and integrity under the extraordinary circumstances presented” in the order appointing a special master.
Judge Cannon also included an order that “temporarily enjoins the government from reviewing and using the seized materials for investigative purposes.”
In the appeal, DOJ attorneys doubled down on their argument that the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago were not Trump’s “personal…
