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On Monday, Judge Cannon granted Mr. Trump’s request to appoint an independent arbiter known as a special master to review materials seized last month from his private Florida club. The extraordinary and unusually broad decision, which could delay the criminal investigation into Mr. Trump, drew scrutiny from experts who questioned her legal reasoning and criticized some of the language in her opinion about what rights a former president is entitled to.

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What is so controversial, about the special master, who will review the documentation?

I understand it slows down this investigation into Trump, but, shouldn’t we all want proper legal procedures followed in any legal proceeding? Do the liberals oppose proper legal procedures, such as verifying the documents seized are the ones covered by the secret search warrant???

Or is this whole thing just political, in which case none of us are supposed to say anything????

I am a lawyer, admitted here in FL, and have been in practice for 27 years. The main point I would make is that there are standards for admission of evidence, and those apply at trial, not at this stage of an investigation. I think the special master process may be helpful, and I think the gag order that was issued will certainly be helpful, because Justice and the FBI are leaking like sieves. I assume that the special master process will kick any major developments down the calendar past the mid-terms, and that is a good thing.

Do the liberals oppose proper legal procedures, such as verifying the documents seized are the ones covered by the secret search warrant???

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Only if it’s a liberal Democrat that’s under investigation.

“What is so controversial, about the special master, who will review the documentation?”

Nothing at all. Lefties say “oh this sets a precedent and everyone who is being investigated will demand this and it will slow prosecutions”. But of course, not everyone is the former President of the United States. And most criminal suspects are not subject to an overly broad, invalid on its face search warrant that is designed for a politically-motivated fishing expedition. Criminal prosecutors are usually very careful about search warrants because if they are not, they destroy their own ability to make a successful prosecution.

Then there is the fact that the special master must be approved by both parties. So even the lefties complaining that the Trump-appointed judge might be biased can’t make the same argument about the special master. If the master is biased, then that will be the DOJ’s fault for approving them.

The real complaint, that the left won’t say out loud, is that the appointment ensures that there is no chance of a Trump indictment weeks before the November election. That’s what has their panties in a knot.