BREAKING: Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge to continue to block the DOJ from reviewing documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.
of an independent third party to review documents taken by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago during its Aug. 8 search., Cannon also ordered the Justice Department to temporarily stop"reviewing and using" the materials for investigative purposes pending completion of the review by the special master. She did, however, allow the government to continue reviewing and using the records seized for"purposes of intelligence classification and national security assessments.
They also told the court that temporarily blocking the Justice Department from reviewing and using of the most sensitive records taken from Mar-a-Lago would"frustrate the government's ability to conduct an effective national security risk assessment and classification review and could preclude the government from taking necessary remedial steps in light of that review," risking harm to U.S. national security and intelligence interests.
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