Federal judge appoints special master to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago
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Dearie is a no-nonsense, fair, and wise jurist with a long pedigree. Democrats are incorrect to assume that just because he was Trump-appointed, he won't do his job correctly of sorting out attorney-client privilege. Dearie will call balls and strikes, and finally, give this hyped case the due process it deserves.
Judge Cannon fumbled here. Her Labor Day ruling to appoint a "special master" was ridiculed by legal experts from across the political spectrum, and there's little guidance on how Dearie would referee any claims of executive privilege by Trump. This process will only drag on as the DOJ plans to appeal Cannon's ruling to the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, where even more Republican judges await to muddy the waters.