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Hugo Lowell in Washington

FBI reviews records seized by Trump and identifies potentially privileged files

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Photograph: Lynne Sladky/AP

The FBI has already finished reviewing whether any of the materials seized from Donald Trump’s resort in Florida were privileged, the justice department said in a court filing on Monday that could undermine the former president’s request to have a special master filter the documents.

The justice department said FBI agents not involved in the investigation surrounding Trump’s retention of government secrets at Mar-a-Lago have completed a review of the documents and identified a number of files that may be privileged and set aside from the evidence cache.

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