The Justice Department asked the court to consider appointing its two picks for special master as well as Raymond Dearie, a retired U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York who was nominated by former President Reagan. In its filing, the DOJ cited “prior federal judicial experience and engagement in relevant areas of law” as “important qualifications for this position.” The Trump team’s other nominee, Paul Huck Jr., spent his legal career working in both the public and private sectors, including serving as a deputy attorney general in Florida and as general counsel to then-Gov. Charlie Crist, who at the time was serving as a Republican. The DOJ is also asking the court to consider the nomination of its two nominees, Barbara Jones, a former U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York who was appointed by former President Clinton, and Thomas Griffith, a former federal judge in US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia currently working in a law firm. The Justice Department said in a filing that it opposed Hack’s nomination because he lacked relevant experience. STERANE: In Utah, Great Salt Lake drying up leads to air pollution Trump wants it both ways in ‘declassified’ documents “Judges Jones, Griffith and Dearie each have significant judicial experience, presiding over federal criminal and civil cases, including federal cases involving national security and privilege issues. The administration respectfully opposes the appointment of Paul Huck Jr., who does not appear to have similar experience,” the department wrote. A federal judge in Florida on Labor Day granted Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago last month, overruling the Justice Department’s objections and blocking further review and use of the documents in his investigation of possible mismanagement. classified information after Trump left the White House. A partially redacted search warrant revealed that federal law enforcement suspected Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws when they tried to search his property in Florida, where authorities obtained 11 different sets of classified documents, including some top secret.
