Special Master Dearie Summons DOJ and Trump Lawyers to Brooklyn
September 17, 2022 | Florida, New York
Raymond Dearie, the special master in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, has summoned lawyers for the Department of Justice and former President Donald Trump to Brooklyn, New York, for a preliminary conference, Politico reports.
According to a Friday court filing, the attorneys are scheduled to appear at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Last month, Trump’s lawyers had asked a judge to name a special master to do an independent review of the records seized in the FBI’s search of the former president’s Palm Beach, Florida, estate, Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s attorneys also requested that any documents that may be covered by claims of executive privilege or attorney-client privilege be segregated.
DOJ argued that the appointment of a special master was unnecessary, as it had already conducted its own review, and Trump had no right to claim executive privilege, which normally permits the president to keep certain information from the public and Congress.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon disagreed with DOJ and directed both sides to name possible candidates for the job. The Trump appointee also ordered the Justice Department to pause its investigation until ”further Court order” or until the special master completes his review…
(Excerpt From Newsmax)
