Comment WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for the Justice Department and former President Donald Trump are in federal court here Thursday afternoon, arguing over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon signaled over the weekend that she was willing to appoint the special master but instructed the government to present its case against naming one in a pre-hearing deposition. Journalists are present at the hearing, but according to court rules they cannot send updates while it is in progress. Trump and the Mar-a-Lago Papers: A Timeline In a blistering response to Trump’s request late Tuesday, the Justice Department said a special master was not needed and the FBI’s unprecedented search of a former president’s home was justified. The filing alleged that Trump and his advisers repeatedly failed to turn over top-secret government documents, even after receiving a subpoena and promising a “thorough investigation,” leading to the Aug. 8 raid that turned up more than 100 additional classified items. Trump’s team has accused the Justice Department of being politicized in its investigation into the former president’s possible mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House. Their legal filings argue that the government seized documents it has no right to and that a neutral outside expert could review the material and set aside any that should be protected from government review by privilege. “Three weeks after an unprecedented, unnecessary and legally unsupported raid on the home of a president — and possibly a candidate against the current chief executive in 2024,” Trump’s legal team wrote in a filing Wednesday night, “the government . .. filed an extraordinary brief in this Court, indicating that the DOJ, and the DOJ alone, should have the responsibility to evaluate his unjustified pursuit of criminalizing a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.” Justice Department filing points to legal risk for Trump, Bob and Corcoran, experts say After hearing arguments Thursday afternoon, Cannon could issue a ruling from the bench. He could also rule later, in writing. The Justice Department told Cannon the “filter team” review of her potentially privileged documents has already been completed. Chris Kise, the newest addition to Trump’s legal team and a former Florida attorney general, was officially added as the former president’s co-counsel in a deposition Thursday morning and joined other attorneys in the courtroom ahead of the hearing. Kise signed a multimillion-dollar contract to join Trump’s team, according to people familiar with the hiring, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive aspects of Trump’s legal case. Kise, who left the law firm Foley and Lardner to take the job with Trump, the people said. he received assurances that he would take a “primary” role in the case. Josh Dawsey and Ann Marimow contributed to this report.

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Comment WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for the Justice Department and former President Donald Trump are in federal court here Thursday afternoon, arguing over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon signaled over the weekend that she was willing to appoint the special master but instructed the government to present its case against naming one in a pre-hearing deposition. Journalists are present at the hearing, but according to court rules they cannot send updates while it is in progress. Trump and the Mar-a-Lago Papers: A Timeline In a blistering response to Trump’s request late Tuesday, the Justice Department said a special master was not needed and the FBI’s unprecedented search of a former president’s home was justified. The filing alleged that Trump and his advisers repeatedly failed to turn over top-secret government documents, even after receiving a subpoena and promising a “thorough investigation,” leading to the Aug. 8 raid that turned up more than 100 additional classified items. Trump’s team has accused the Justice Department of being politicized in its investigation into the former president’s possible mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House. Their legal filings argue that the government seized documents it has no right to and that a neutral outside expert could review the material and set aside any that should be protected from government review by privilege. “Three weeks after an unprecedented, unnecessary and legally unsupported raid on the home of a president — and possibly a candidate against the current chief executive in 2024,” Trump’s legal team wrote in a filing Wednesday night, “the government . .. filed an extraordinary brief in this Court, indicating that the DOJ, and the DOJ alone, should have the responsibility to evaluate his unjustified pursuit of criminalizing a former President’s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure environment.” Justice Department filing points to legal risk for Trump, Bob and Corcoran, experts say After hearing arguments Thursday afternoon, Cannon could issue a ruling from the bench. He could also rule later, in writing. The Justice Department told Cannon the “filter team” review of her potentially privileged documents has already been completed. Chris Kise, the newest addition to Trump’s legal team and a former Florida attorney general, was officially added as the former president’s co-counsel in a deposition Thursday morning and joined other attorneys in the courtroom ahead of the hearing. Kise signed a multimillion-dollar contract to join Trump’s team, according to people familiar with the hiring, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive aspects of Trump’s legal case. Kise, who left the law firm Foley and Lardner to take the job with Trump, the people said. he received assurances that he would take a “primary” role in the case. Josh Dawsey and Ann Marimow contributed to this report.