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Judge announces 'preliminary intent to appoint a special master' to review Trump records seized by FBI
Fox News ^ | August 27, 2022 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 08/27/2022 3:29:45 PM PDT by House Atreides

FIRST ON FOX: A federal judge on Saturday announced its "preliminary intent to appoint a special master" to review records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented raid of his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, at the request of former President Trump and his legal team, citing the "exceptional circumstances."

Trump and his legal team filed a motion Monday evening seeking an independent review of the records seized by the FBI during its raid of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, saying the decision to search his private residence just months before the 2022 midterm elections "involved political calculations aimed at diminishing the leading voice in the Republican Party, President Trump."

U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Saturday afternoon said that the decision was made upon the review of Trump’s submissions and "the exceptional circumstances presented."

Pursuant to Rule 53(b) (1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Court’s inherent authority, and without prejudice to the parties’ objections, the Court hereby provides notice of its preliminary intent to appoint a special master in this case," Cannon wrote in a filing Saturday.

A hearing is set for Sept. 1 at 1:00 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Fla. Cannon also ordered the Justice Department to file a response by Aug. 30 and provide, "under seal," a "more detailed Receipt for Property specifying all property seized pursuant to the search warrant executed on August 8, 2022.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aileencannon; maralago; maralagoraid; pantyraid; pdjt; sdflorida; specialmaster; trump
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To: House Atreides
"Outstanding news and she’s an honest judge. She was appointed by Trump."

Thank God! All we want is TRUTH.

21 posted on 08/27/2022 4:07:01 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
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To: House Atreides

If the FBI snagged a copy of Trump’s files on Crossfire Hurricane, they’ll never appear on any inventory.

Wouldn’t it be cool if that were the case . . . AND . . .

A “whistleblower” inside the bureau “came across” copies of the incriminating docs and revealed them to the public via Tucker and Breitbart and Sundance. Proving the false premise of the raid AND exposing the misadventures of the bureau in CH.

Said “whistleblower” would have to have his identity protected, of course. So the methods of the FEEB would be turned on them.

Ah. I can dream, can’t I?


22 posted on 08/27/2022 4:09:56 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: House Atreides
FWI, FWIW: If you don't yet understand the critical night/day difference between "documents with classified markings" and "classified documents," then you are still being successfully gaslit by the Woke Gestapo and their MSM minions.


23 posted on 08/27/2022 4:11:07 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: llevrok

“How long until this judge has deep, dark secrets exposed from kindergarten?”

Kindergarten! Hell the FBI / DOJ will present evidence the Judge favored her mother’s right Nipple when nursing and thus should be recused.


24 posted on 08/27/2022 4:17:09 PM PDT by DAC21 (Ness)
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To: House Atreides

Seriously doubt that the records originally seized in the attack are still existing in the same number & condition & content that they were at the time they were abducted...

Additions, deletions, modifications, and then leaking will have converted them to a sentence, for both President Trump and a few family members, of 10 years in prison...

This whole thing is straight out of the 1930s Soviet playbook...
The Trotskyites who now rule us will take full advantage...

The sheeple will stop grazing for about a minute, shake their heads, write a million threatening posts on the internet, then return to blissfully grazing...


25 posted on 08/27/2022 4:31:06 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: House Atreides

Will it be a Master of Puppets?


26 posted on 08/27/2022 4:40:35 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Skybird
Are you kidding "copy-machine- year of 2022???"

Spying 101, (1970's to mid to late 1990's) 16 to 18 inches hold a camera from the document you wanted to copy.

Hell some camera's came with the "String-Attachment," of proper length. Not a joke, I remember personally seeing the advertisements for such camera's. I used to laugh at them, but not any more.

With today's (year of 2022) cell phones picture quality, the document copying quality would ensure the ability to convert the "picture" into a searchable text document via OCR (Optical Charter Recognition)

The OCR software, could be purchased for less than $30.00 (thirty-dollar's, U.S. Cash.)

Purchase a new "Desktop" or "Laptop" computer, odd's are high; that it will have the OCR software; as part of the bundle, to encourage you to make the purchase.

27 posted on 08/27/2022 4:44:12 PM PDT by Stanwood_Dave ("Testilying." Cop's lie, only while testifying, as taught in their respected Police Academy(s). )
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To: Fledermaus

“I trust NO ONE in our federal system any longer.”

To my knowledge, no one in the federal government can view top secret or higher security without a need to know. And that includes the president. If he didn’t have the need to know what was in the documents, then why were they released to him in the first place. Blows OPSEC AND COMSEC restrictions right out of the water. And to indicate why it isn’t legit, Hilary Clinton was allowed and never prosecuted for obtaining, storing, and transferring classified documents in her private computer system with no copies of trainings, investigations, or any finalized paperwork in her PIF. A direct violation of OPSEC AND COMSEC DOD restrictions and exactly the same situation Trump is in now.

And since many of the people searching the house did not have the clearance to view those documents either so the couldn’t be identified, then how do we know the documents are the same ones taken from the house and placed in secure storage?

A lot of bugs.

wy69


28 posted on 08/27/2022 4:44:23 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: whitney69

The President can see anything. He is the ultimate Executive power.


29 posted on 08/27/2022 4:57:16 PM PDT by Fledermaus (With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
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To: whitney69

Hillary had no executive power.


30 posted on 08/27/2022 4:58:09 PM PDT by Fledermaus (With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
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To: Singermom

Why did the national Archives let Sandy Berger knowingly walk out with Top Secret documents, then hide them and possibly destroy some, all the while under the watch of a NARA staffer?

Why was he NOT prosecuted?

Have do you say Cover up?


31 posted on 08/27/2022 4:59:50 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: House Atreides

How I wish Melania would sue the FIB for getting into her dressers.


32 posted on 08/27/2022 5:08:31 PM PDT by Hattie
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To: ComputerGuy
I do not and cannot believe the fbi will turn over everything.

I am in agreement. They have already looked through everything , copied or "lost" other things or documents. They got what they wanted. I hope the dishonest entities pay the price ....including biden all the dems the FBI, CIA and the Justice Department.

Should help us in Nov.

33 posted on 08/27/2022 5:15:37 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: rktman

“Did they want Trump to hold each doc and utter, ‘I declare you unclassified!’”

No, he has to say, “I Break With Thee...” three times in a row. THEN it’s ‘legal.’

These TDS squids are NUTZ!


34 posted on 08/27/2022 5:16:38 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: House Atreides

Judge Cannon said the FBI raid on Mar-a-lago “involved political calculations.” Finally someone in authority acknowledges the obvious.


35 posted on 08/27/2022 5:33:30 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: Southnsoul

No, that quote was from Trump’s legal team.


36 posted on 08/27/2022 5:47:04 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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To: gr8eman

Ya never know… I hope she has bodyguards watching her six.


37 posted on 08/27/2022 6:02:49 PM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: House Atreides

Well, if she is the real deal law and order kind of judge then Judge Reinhold might want to get right with the law real soon.

An examination of the unredacted affidavit by an impartial jurist could reflect rather negatively on him.


38 posted on 08/27/2022 6:33:30 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: faithhopecharity

“the seized “evidence” inadmissible in court”

That might be exactly what the corrupt want to happen! Rumor has it that there are declassified docs about HRC/U1, FISA gate, Russiagate, etc...

and the corrupt needed to find out what DJT had..


39 posted on 08/27/2022 6:44:22 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: bitt

“That might be exactly what the corrupt want to happen! Rumor has it that there are declassified docs about HRC/U1, FISA gate, Russiagate, etc...”

If Trump had anything like that he would have released it long ago. Thus I tend to believe Trump did not have much on Russiagate. Heck he would have dealt that card while he was President.

Of course the FBI doesn’t know that and don’t want to take that chance — thus the raid to indict Trump for phony trumped up charges and also see what he has that could incriminate the current administration.


40 posted on 08/27/2022 8:13:44 PM PDT by plain talk
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