Judge Aileen Cannon has denied the motion from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a partial stay in the case linked to the FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
In a huge win for the 45th president, Judge Cannon has appointed Raymond Dearie as special master.
“The Court is not persuaded that the Government will suffer an irreparable injury without the requested stay,” the judge wrote.
“With respect to the temporary enjoinment on criminal investigative use, the Government’s main argument is that such use is ‘inextricably intertwined’ with its Security Assessments and therefore the enjoinment at issue necessarily poses a risk to national security interests.
“Lastly, the Court agrees with the Government that ‘the public is best served by evenhanded adherence to established principles of civil and criminal procedure,’ regardless of the personal identity of the parties involved.”
Cannon also asserted the importance of having the seized documents reviewed by a special master before being handed to the DOJ.
“And the Court remains firmly of the view that appointment of a special master to conduct a review of the seized materials, accompanied by a temporary injunction to avoid unwarranted use and disclosure of potentially privileged and/or personal materials, is fully consonant with the foregoing principles and with the need to ensure at least the appearance of fairness and integrity under unprecedented circumstances,” Cannon added.
On DOJ’s claims about the classified docs: “The Court does not find it appropriate to accept the Government’s conclusions on these important and disputed issues without further review by a neutral third party in an expedited and orderly fashion.” https://t.co/eWnxByvWGn
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 15, 2022
CANNON says DOJ can continue pursuing criminal aspects of their probe that don’t include showing the seized materials to witnesses, and says they can brief Congress on the matter. https://t.co/eWnxByvWGn pic.twitter.com/MpcL3Ush7b
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 15, 2022
BREAKING: Judge Aileen Cannon denies DOJ’s motion for a partial stay as to documents with classified markings seized in the Mar-a-Lago search, appoints Sr. Judge Raymond Dearie as special master to review all materials seized in investigation of Trump. https://t.co/28us93PACt pic.twitter.com/x7Nf19hr34
— Chris “Subscribe to Law Dork!” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) September 15, 2022
