Neither side is ready to give an inch.
from proposed candidates to be the special master, to the scope of that person’s authority, to who should even pay for the special master.
Trump’s lawyers proposed: Raymond Dearie, formerly the chief judge of the federal district court in the Eastern District of New York, with experience on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ; and Paul Huck who had worked with one Trump’s current lawyers for then-Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Huck is married to Judge Barbara Lagoa, a federal court of appeals judge on the 11th Circuit—the same court of appeals that will hear any appeal in this case.
Both sides also disagree on how much time the special master should have to complete their review. The DOJ wants it to be done by Oct. 17, but Trump’s lawyers want three months for the review. Delay typically favors the defense in criminal investigations.
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