Trump legal team wants special master to review all documents seized in Florida search

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Updated: Sep 10, 2022, 02:08 GMT+00:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for Donald Trump said in a court filing on Friday that all documents seized in an FBI search of the former president's Florida home should be reviewed by a special master, including those with classified markings, a position opposed by the Justice Department.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for Donald Trump said in a court filing on Friday that all documents seized in an FBI search of the former president’s Florida home should be reviewed by a special master, including those with classified markings, a position opposed by the Justice Department.

In the filing, Trump’s attorneys and the Justice Department each proposed two different names to serve as an independent arbiter known as a special master.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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