US District Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments Thursday related to former President Donald Trump’s request that a special master be appointed to sift through and filter out any materials seized in the Mar-a-Lago search that could be privileged.
After the nearly two-hour hearing, in which an attorney for Trump downplayed the former president’s communications with the National Archives, Cannon said she would not yet rule on Trump’s request and wanted to take more time to consider national security and privilege issues raised by the Justice Department and the former president’s defense lawyers.
