December 1, 2022judicialCriminal JusticeJudicial IndependenceExecutive AccountabilityNational Security
Judge Cannon Appointed Special Master to Slow Mar-a-Lago Probe; 11th Circuit Reversed Her
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, granted Trump's request to appoint a special master to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago, temporarily halting the DOJ's criminal investigation. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Cannon's ruling, finding she lacked jurisdiction and that Trump had no special claim over classified government documents.