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Trump sues DOJ, requests third party oversight over taken materials

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Former President Trump filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice on Monday. The filing comes two weeks since the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence. In their motion, Trump’s legal team is asking for a special master to review the records obtained during the search. It would block the government from further reviewing taken materials until a third party is appointed to the investigation.

“ALL documents have been previously declassified,” Trump said. “We are demanding the appointment of a SPECIAL MASTER to oversee the handling of the materials taken in the raid. We are further demanding that the DOJ be forced to turn over a REAL, without ‘plants,’ inventory of my property that was taken and disclose where that property is now located.”

The filing asks for the DOJ to provide a more detailed receipt of property taken during the raid and for the return of any unrelated materials. The DOJ said they will respond to the motion in court.

Last week a federal judge ordered the release of a redacted version of the affidavit used in the FBI raid. The DOJ must give the court its list of redactions by Thursday.

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW SUING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES TWO WEEKS SINCE THE FBI RAIDED HIS MAR A LAGO RESIDENCE.

IN THEIR MOTION, TRUMP’S LEGAL TEAM IS ASKING FOR A SPECIAL MASTER TO REVIEW THE RECORDS OBTAINED DURING THE SEARCH.

IT WOULD BLOCK THE GOVERNMENT FROM FURTHER REVIEWING TAKEN MATERIALS UNTIL A THIRD PARTY IS APPOINTED TO THE INVESTIGATION.

THE FILING ASKS FOR THE D-O-J TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED RECEIPT OF PROPERTY TAKEN DURING THE RAID —

AND FOR THE RETURN OF ANY UNRELATED MATERIALS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SAID THEY WILL RESPOND TO THE MOTION IN COURT.

LAST WEEK A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED THE RELEASE OF A REDACTED VERSION OF THE AFFIDAVIT USED IN THE FBI RAID.

THE DOJ MUST GIVE THE COURT ITS LIST OF REDACTIONS BY THURSDAY.