A legal battle will get underway in a federal appeals court on Tuesday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to argue against a September order appointing an outside special master to review documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Such an appointment is, in effect, keeping those records out of investigators’ hands […]
A U.S. appeals court on Oct. 5 granted the U.S. government’s request to speed up consideration of the government’s appeal of the order that inserted a special master, or an independent third party, into former President Donald Trump’s records case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit granted the request, ordering the government […]
Former President Donald Trump needs to disclose to a special master the names of lawyers and employees who will get access to documents and materials seized during last month’s raid on Mar-a-Lago, and he does not have to divulge that information to the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, in a protective […]
The special master on Sept. 24 approved a request from U.S. officials for more time to provide former President Donald Trump and his counsel the thousands of documents that FBI agents seized from Mar-a-Lago in August. U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, a Reagan appointee, is now giving Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
A U.S. judge appointed as a special master in the legal battle over records held at former President Donald Trump’s home said on Sept. 20 that he prefers not to see the materials marked classified that were seized by FBI agents. “Let’s not belittle the fact that we are dealing with at least potentially legitimately […]
Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master appointed to review the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago, held his first public hearing on Sept. 20. Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands, as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are still recovering.
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has rejected a request to disclose details about his claims of having declassified the documents seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago residence in the upcoming proceedings. In a court filing (pdf) on Sept. 19, Trump’s legal team told Judge Raymond Dearie—a Brooklyn-based senior judge serving as an independent […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked an appeals court to partially block the court-appointed “special master” duties of senior Judge Raymond Dearie to review documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago. This comes one day after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon tasked Dearie with independently reviewing the documents taken in August from the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump. Part […]
U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as the independent arbiter to review documents that were taken from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, according to a federal judge’s order on Thursday. Dearie, 79, was the only candidate for the special master role that both Trump’s team and the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed on. […]
A Federal Judge appoints a Special Master to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. Both the Justice Department and Former President Trump’s legal team agreed the candidate was right for the role.
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The Department of Justice agrees to Former President Trump’s pick for Special Master on Monday. Find out more about the nominee.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to one of the special master nominees proposed by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to review documents seized by FBI agents from Mar-a-Lago. In a four-page court filing (pdf) on Monday evening, the Justice Department said that Trump nominee Raymond J. Dearie would be an acceptable choice […]
The Biden administration warns that gas prices could spike again this winter. What’s the reason behind this and your rising utility bills? With the fall midterms less than two months away and most states’ primaries settled, what is the outlook of the balance of power in Congress? Political strategist Dick Morris gives his take. On […]
Former President Donald Trump and the Justice Department (DOJ) have each submitted two candidates to serve as an independent special master to review documents the FBI seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence last month. The four candidates for the position were revealed on Sept. 9 in an eight-page filing (pdf) with the U.S. District […]
It’s been a week of legal highs and lows for former President Donald Trump—from a victory in the special master case to a recent development in a case against Hillary Clinton. Are your tax dollars going to China to buy solar panels made with slave labor? House lawmakers are sounding the alarm, calling for an […]
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s legal team are to stake out positions Friday on the precise role to be played by an independent arbiter who will review documents seized during an FBI search of Trump’s Florida home. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had given both sides until Friday to submit potential candidates […]
Now that the judge has allowed for a special master to review the documents taken from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, NTD spoke to Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project and former chief counsel for nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley.
Which group of people does Biden consider MAGA Republicans? The White House gives an answer while trying to defend the president’s recent remarks that many criticize as divisive. The Senate is back in session, and funding the government is now a top priority. How much new spending has the White House requested? And will Democrats […]
