Donald Trump won a minor legal victory in his battle against the Justice Department on Monday as a judge ruled that a special master should be appointed to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago to determine whether any are protected by executive privilege.
The DoJ is expected to appeal the decision, which was expected as the judge had previously noted that she was inclined to grant the former president’s request. Justice Department attorneys argued that the appointment was unnecessary given that their teams had already conducted such a review, while also rejected the idea that Mr Trump could even use executive privilege to shield documents in this manner.
