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Appeals Court Agrees to Fast Track Trump Documents Case

October 5, 2022 · 1:18 pm ET · Leave a Comment

A federal appeals court agreed to fast-track an appeal by the Department of Justice over the appointment of a special master to review thousands of pages of government records seized this summer from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

CNN: “A faster resolution to the Justice Department’s appeal in this case could more quickly bring a resolution to the criminal investigation into the handling of former President Donald Trump’s administration records after his presidency.”

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