The dismissal of the case now gives the Justice Department full access to tens of thousands of records and other items found among documents marked as classified in Trump’s beach club and private office.
The special master review of evidence seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is no more. Cannon’s dismissal follows the appeals court above her deciding that she had no authority to be involved in the Justice Department criminal investigation before any charges are brought. The court told Cannon the case must be dismissed and there will be no further proceedings before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida.
Because Cannon blocked DOJ investigators from using the seized documents in their criminal probe while the special master process unfolded, the review stood to slow down the Justice Department’s investigation. The department is looking at whether three criminal statutes were violated in how sensitive government documents from Trump’s White House were taken to and stored at Mar-a-Lago.
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