KEY POINTS
  • The Department of Justice said it is appealing a federal judge's ruling to authorize a special master to review documents the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
  • The move came three days after Judge Aileen Cannon approved Trump's request for an outside watchdog to sift through the seized materials.
  • The DOJ had opposed that request, saying it had already completed a privilege review of the documents.

The Department of Justice on Thursday appealed a federal judge's ruling to authorize a special master to review documents that the FBI seized from the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump.

The Justice Department also asked Judge Aileen Cannon to pause her related order blocking the government from further reviewing documents marked classified that were found during last month's search of Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Palm Beach resort home.