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A district judge overruled an order by Trump Mar-a-Lago raid case Special Master Raymond Dearie that said Trump needed to provide any “final” objections or disputes regarding seized materials.
The order Thursday is Cannon’s first significant move in the process since last week, when a federal appeals court sharply rejected her decision to initially include about 100 documents with national-security classification markings in Dearie’s review.
Special master Raymond Dearie had told Donald Trump’s attorneys lawyers to address whether documents were planted or declassified.
Judge Cannon, who was appointed by Trump and confirmed in 2020, agreed with a push by Trump's legal team not to be required to vouch for the accuracy of what was seized from Mar-a-Lago.
After twisting federal criminal and national security law to help former President Trump fend off the Mar-a-Lago investigation, U.S.