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DOJ Presses Appeal in Mar-a-Lago Documents Fight as Special-Master Review Continues

On Sept. 17, 2022, the Justice Department asked the 11th Circuit to pause part of Judge Aileen Cannon’s special-master order in the Mar-a-Lago documents case while Trump kept defending the review process.

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First recorded Sep 8, 2022·Meaningfully updated Sep 18, 2022

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DOJ Presses Appeal in Mar-a-Lago Documents Fight as Special-Master Review Continues

On Sept. 17, 2022, the Justice Department asked the 11th Circuit to pause part of Judge Aileen Cannon’s special-master order in the Mar-a-Lago documents case while Trump kept defending the review process.

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DOJ appeals special-master order in Trump documents fight

On Sept. 8, 2022, the Justice Department filed a notice of appeal and sought to narrow or stay Judge Aileen Cannon’s special-master order in the Mar-a-Lago records fight, arguing the classified materials needed to stay in the government’s hands while the dispute moved forward.

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