Judge Signals Intent to Assign ‘Special Master’ in President Trump’s Request for Mar-A-Lago

A federal judge on Aug. 27 announced a preliminary intent to appoint a neutral third party to review documents the FBI seized in a raid on President Donald Trump’s Florida home, citing “exceptional circumstances.” The order was a response to a request from Trump’s legal team filed days earlier, seeking to have a “special master”—usually a retired lawyer or judge—independently examine the records and filter out privileged information before the government can review them. Aileen M. Cannon, U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Florida, said that she decided to give Trump a chance to make his case after…