Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Donald Trump Asks Court For A “Special Master” To Review Mar-A-Lago Documents
deadline.comLawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking a federal court to appoint a “special master” to “preserve the sanctity of executive communication and other privileged material” seized when the FBI conducted a search of his Mar-a-Lago property earlier this month.The filing *read it here — appears to be a way for Trump to repeat grievances and argue that the August 8 search was unjustified, as he claims that he was cooperating with the National Archives and later the Justice Department as they sought records he took with him after his presidency ended.It’s unclear how the court will handle Trump’s request.Trump also wants the court to prohibit the government’s further review of material until a special master is appointed, and for the government to provide a more detailed account of what was taken from the property.
The filing also calls for the court to require that the government return any item seized that was not in the scope of the search warrant.Portions of the warrant were unsealed after the search, showing that federal agents removed 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, as well as other materials.
Trump’s filing does not explain why agents found items with top-secret classifications.The warrant, signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, called for seizing “all physical documents and records constituting evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 793, 2071 , or 1519.” Those pertain to statutes prohibiting concealment, removal or mutilation; gathering, transmitting or losing defense information; and destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.Trump claims that he declassified the material when it was sent
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