The Department of Justice and attorneys for Donald Trump submitted a list of potential nominees to be appointed as the special master over the investigation into classified documents found at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home.
The department and Trump’s legal team each submitted two names to a federal judge for consideration to be appointed as the special master, allowing that person to act as a third party to review the materials taken from Mar-a-Lago. The list comes in response to a ruling from District Court Judge Aileen Cannon earlier this week that the DOJ cannot continue reviewing the documents until a third party looks at the materials to see if they are protected by attorney-client or executive privileges.
Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, boasts a lengthy career in law, serving as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 to 2020. One of his final major rulings before his retirement was the rejection of House Democrats’ attempts to subpoena Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn — a decision that was later overturned.
Jones, who retired after serving on the court from 1995 to 2012, brings special master experience, serving in that position for three other high-profile criminal investigations. Most recently, Jones served as the special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Project Veritas to ensure the materials that were taken did not violate the First Amendment or attorney-client privileges.Trump’s legal team recommended Paul Huck Jr., a lawyer who previously represented the Trump campaign in 2016, be appointed as the special master.
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