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(77WABC/AP) — Monday’s ruling by a federal judge appointing a special master to review documents seized August 8 from Mar-a-Lago is raising new legal questions.
It raises questions about the reach of executive privilege and the temporary halting of the Department of Justice’s investigation into former President Donald Trump. The special master will determine what documents are subject to attorney-client and executive privilege, as well as what documents seized may not have been covered under the search warrant.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted a request by Trump’s legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida property. Cannon previously served as a federal prosecutor.
Born in Colombia, Cannon came to the United States as a child, graduating from Duke University and the University of Michigan School of Law. The Federalist Society member said “no” when asked by senators if she had any discussions “about loyalty to President Trump.”
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