Trump had sued to block the Justice Department from further investigating any materials taken in the raid until a special master is able to analyze them.
The Department of Justice urged a federal judge to oppose a request to appoint a special master to review documents seized from the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Trump had sued to block the Justice Department from further investigating any materials taken in the raid until a court-appointed special watchdog is able to analyze them. The response came one day after the DOJ revealed to a federal judge that its review of the seized materials was complete. The Department of Justice on Tuesday night urged a federal judge to oppose a request to appoint a special master to review documents seized from the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump earlier this month.from further investigating any materials taken in the raid until a court-appointed special watchdog is able to analyze them.
"As an initial matter, the former President lacks standing to seek judicial relief or oversight as to Presidential records because those records do not belong to him," the DOJ wrote in U.S. District Court in southern Florida.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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