Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the government to file a public response to Donald Trump’s request by August 30. AP/file
Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the government to file a public response to Donald Trump’s request by August 30. AP/file
Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the government to file a public response to Donald Trump’s request by August 30. AP/file
Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the government to file a public response to Donald Trump’s request by August 30. AP/file

Judge in Donald Trump case plans to appoint special master


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A federal judge said she would likely grant Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from the former US president’s home and seek out any privileged material.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary order on Saturday and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Thursday, September 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

She said the preliminary order was warranted by “the exceptional circumstances presented”.

“The court hereby provides notice of its preliminary intent to appoint a special master in this case,” Judge Cannon said. The two-page order “should not be construed as a final determination,” she added.

The preliminary ruling comes less than 24 hours after a federal magistrate judge in the same court unsealed a redacted version of the FBI affidavit used to secure the search warrant for Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Federal agents investigating missing White House records left with 20 boxes of documents, including 11 sets of classified material.

  • Supporters of former US president Donald Trump protest against the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. South Florida Sun-Sentinel / AP
    Supporters of former US president Donald Trump protest against the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. South Florida Sun-Sentinel / AP
  • Trump supporters demonstrate outside Mar-a-Lago. Bloomberg
    Trump supporters demonstrate outside Mar-a-Lago. Bloomberg
  • Trump supporters wave flags and hold signs outside Mar-a-Lago after the FBI carried out a search warrant at the former president's residence. EPA
    Trump supporters wave flags and hold signs outside Mar-a-Lago after the FBI carried out a search warrant at the former president's residence. EPA
  • Mr Trump is facing intensified legal and political pressure after FBI agents searched his Florida home to investigate whether he took classified documents from the White House when he left office. Bloomberg
    Mr Trump is facing intensified legal and political pressure after FBI agents searched his Florida home to investigate whether he took classified documents from the White House when he left office. Bloomberg
  • Supporters of Mr Trump demonstrate outside Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Bloomberg
    Supporters of Mr Trump demonstrate outside Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Bloomberg
  • A Trump supporter waves a flag outside Mar-a-Lago. Bloomberg
    A Trump supporter waves a flag outside Mar-a-Lago. Bloomberg
  • A Trump supporter drives past the former president's estate. AP
    A Trump supporter drives past the former president's estate. AP
  • Trump supporters, members of the media and law enforcement gather near Mar-a-Lago. The Palm Beach Post / AP
    Trump supporters, members of the media and law enforcement gather near Mar-a-Lago. The Palm Beach Post / AP
  • A flag flies in the air near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. AP
    A flag flies in the air near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. AP
  • A Trump supporter holds the Betsy Ross flag at a gathering outside the former president's Mar-a-Lago home. Reuters
    A Trump supporter holds the Betsy Ross flag at a gathering outside the former president's Mar-a-Lago home. Reuters

Judge Cannon ordered the government to file a public response to Mr Trump’s request by August 30.

She also directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file under seal a more detailed list of property seized from Mr Trump’s home and explain the status of the government’s own review of the material.

The sealed document must describe “any filter review conducted by the privilege review team and any dissemination of materials beyond the privilege review team,” she said.

Mr Trump’s lawyer and the DOJ were both directed to include in their filings “their respective and particularised positions on the duties and responsibilities of a prospective special master,” according to the order.

The DOJ did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Alina Habba, one of Trump’s lawyers, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Mr Trump’s lawsuit, filed against the US government on August 22, is seeking to halt the FBI review of the documents until a neutral third party could review them.

He has denied wrongdoing and offered a variety of explanations for the presence of classified documents at his home. For example, he said he had a “standing order” to declassify records he took and that FBI agents may have planted evidence during the search.

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Community volunteers have swung into action delivering food packages and toiletries to the men.

When provisions are distributed, the men line up in long queues for packets of rice, flour, sugar, salt, pulses, milk, biscuits, shaving kits, soap and telecom cards.

Volunteers from St Mary’s Catholic Church said some workers came to the church to pray for their families and ask for assistance.

Boxes packed with essential food items were distributed to workers in the Dubai Investments Park and Ras Al Khaimah camps last week. Workers at the Sonapur camp asked for Dh1,600 towards their gas bill.

“Especially in this year of tolerance we consider ourselves privileged to be able to lend a helping hand to our needy brothers in the Actco camp," Father Lennie Connully, parish priest of St Mary’s.

Workers spoke of their helplessness, seeing children’s marriages cancelled because of lack of money going home. Others told of their misery of being unable to return home when a parent died.

“More than daily food, they are worried about not sending money home for their family,” said Kusum Dutta, a volunteer who works with the Indian consulate.

Updated: August 28, 2022, 6:05 AM