Federal Judge appoints a ‘special master’ to review seized Cohen files…

by The Right Scoop

The judge has made a ruling that looks to be more in Michael Cohen’s favor that initially thought. While the judge did reject the restraining order, she has now ruled that ‘special master’ must review the seized materials in order to protect attorney-client privilege:

FOX NEWS – The federal judge presiding over the criminal investigation into Trump attorney Michael Cohen agreed Thursday to appoint an independent “special master” to review the material seized in a recent FBI raid, granting a request first made by Cohen’s lawyers.

During a court hearing in New York City Thursday, Judge Kimba Wood announced the appointment of Special Master Barbara Jones, who will now look through material seized in the raid on Cohen’s apartment, office and hotel room.

The decision comes after federal prosecutors also endorsed the call. The appointment allows an independent reviewer to lead “an expeditious and fair review of the materials,” according to a letter U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami submitted to the judge early Thursday.

At the same time the special master reviews the documents, Cohen’s attorneys will have the opportunity to go through and flag any seized material that they deem protected under attorney-client privilege.

Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York said Thursday they were dealing with data from over a dozen devices in addition to hard copy documents.

According to several on Twitter, that ‘special master’ has now been appointed and her name is Barbara Jones:




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