Tag: mar-a-lago

Trump: Melania ‘Felt Very Violated’ by FBI Raid of Mar-a-Lago

Former First Lady Melania Trump felt “very violated” after FBI agents raided her Mar-a-Lago home last month, according to former President Donald Trump. “She felt very violated. I mean, this is a terrible thing. They go into her closet, they go through her dresses, and who knows what else, and it wasn’t left the way…


Trump Lawyers Say Not Yet as Special Master Requests Document Declassification Details

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has rejected a request to disclose details about his claims of having declassified the documents seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago residence in the upcoming proceedings. In a court filing (pdf) on Sept. 19, Trump’s legal team told Judge Raymond Dearie—a Brooklyn-based senior judge serving as an independent…


Trump Lawyers Decline Special Master Requests on Document Declassification Details

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has rejected a request to disclose details about his claims of having declassified the documents seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago residence in the upcoming proceedings. In a court filing (pdf) on Sept. 19, Trump’s legal team told Judge Raymond Dearie—a Brooklyn-based senior judge serving as an independent…


Former DNI Raises Concerns Over Potential ‘Misclassified Documents’ Seized in Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former White House Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Sunday that the FBI took documents from Donald Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago home that had questionable classification levels. “The FBI took 11,000 documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and they claim that there are reports of hundreds of documents that have classified markings,” Ratcliffe said in an interview…


Trump Set to Return to Mar-a-Lago Following FBI Raid

Former President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is heading back to his Mar-a-Lago residence and will provide updates on his Truth Social platform. “I’ll soon be heading to the scene of the unwarranted, unjust, and illegal Raid and Break-In of my home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago. I’ll be able to see for myself the…


Trump Returns to Mar-a-Lago for 1st Time Since FBI Raid

Former President Donald Trump has returned to Florida for the first time since FBI agents searched his home there early last month and says he will provide updates on his Truth Social platform. “Arrived in Florida last night and had a long and detailed chance to check out the scene of yet another government ‘crime,’ the FB’s…


DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Partially Block Special Master Review of Classified Documents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked an appeals court to partially block the court-appointed “special master” duties of senior Judge Raymond Dearie to review documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago. This comes one day after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon tasked Dearie with independently reviewing the documents taken in August from the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump. Part…


DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Partially Block Special Master Review of Seized Documents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked an appeals court to partially block the court-appointed “special master” duties of senior Judge Raymond Dearie to review documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago. This comes one day after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon tasked Dearie with independently reviewing the documents taken in August from the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump. Part…


Senior Judge Proposed by Trump is Named Special Master to Review Records Seized by FBI

Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday appointed a senior Brooklyn federal judge to serve as special master to independently review documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump‘s Florida estate. U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as an independent arbiter in the case, tasked with deciding whether any of the documents are privileged—either due to attorney-client confidentiality or…


Judge Names Special Master to Review FBI Raid Documents, Rejects DOJ Criminal Probe Request

Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday appointed a senior Brooklyn federal judge to serve as special master to independently review documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump‘s Florida estate. U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as an independent arbiter in the case, tasked with deciding whether any of the seized documents are privileged—either due to attorney-client confidentiality or…