US court of appeals ruled on Wednesday The Justice Department may continue to have access to classified documents seized by the FBI. They’re at former President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-a-lago, Florida, so only appointed independent expert Raymond Dearie will have access to them.
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, which covers the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, overturned the decision in a courtroom by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who rejected the Department. The Justice Department has made a motion to continue its review and investigation of material seized at the Trump residence. The three-judge panel concluded that “it is clear that the public has a vested interest in ensuring that the keeping of confidential records does not cause exceptionally serious harm to national security.” said.
On September 15, Cannon appointed federal judge Raymond Dearie, the former chief justice of the Brooklyn-based district court, as sole responsible for examining nearly 100 documents marked as classified and documents physically attached to them.
This Tuesday, Department of Justice, 11th Appeals Division. 100 documents seized and marked as classified by the FBI in Mar-a-Lago In their appeal to this Atlanta-based court last August 9, Justice Department lawyers argued that Cannon’s order “damaged” their criminal investigation and irreparably damaged the government “by hindering critical steps in an ongoing criminal investigation and forcing the disclosure of highly sensitive records.” a legal document released today.
As part of an open investigation by Trump, FBI agents searched the former president’s offices in Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Florida) and found a significant number of documents. The former Republican president (2017-2021) responded by suing the Government in the Palm Beach courts. The case fell to Colombian-born judge Aileen Cannon. fully appointed by Trump While in the White House. Cannon’s decision to accept the appointment of an independent expert to examine documents found at Mar-a-Lago, at Trump’s request, drew a lot of criticism. This fact has been questioned by legal experts who thought that this would temporarily delay the Government’s criminal investigation.
The Justice Department had requested that only documents marked as classified be allowed to be reviewed and that Dearie’s review would exclude them. The idea to appoint an independent expert, which was accepted by Cannon, came from 100 Trump’s lawyers, who were announced to give “confidence” to the investigation into the transfer of official documents to Mar-a-Lago. A “secret” qualification, according to the Attorney General’s Office.