Judge to hear arguments on Trump's request to appoint a special master to review documents

MATH AND READING SCORES FOR NINE-YEAR-OLDS. >>> BUT FIRST WE BEGAN IN FLORIDA WHERE A FEDERAL JUDGE WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO APPOINT A SPECIAL MASTER TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS SEIZED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MAR-A-LAGO HOME LAST MONTH. HIS TEAM RELEASED A COURT FILING LATE LAST NIGHT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AND JUSTICE REPORTER NICOLE IS IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WITH MORE ON WHAT’S ACTUALLY IN THESE COURT PAPERS. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM FORMER, THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S TEAM IN TODAY’S HEARING? >> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE FORMER

PRESIDENT’S TEAM IS A SUGGESTION, AN ARGUMENT THAT THEY WANT AN OUTSIDE EXPERT TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS SEIZED BY THE FBI FOR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. THEY ARE CITING TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIVILEGE HERE. ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE WHICH PARTICULARLY CONNECTS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. THEY ARE ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION THAT, THEY WANT JUDGE CANADA PRESS PAUSE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S USE OF DOCUMENTS WHILE THIS INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY REVIEW TAKES PLACE. THE FBI IN THIS CASE SAY THEY’VE ALREADY SET UP THEIR PRIVILEGE PRIVILEGE REVIEW TEAM TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS SEIZED FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, TRUMP’S TEAM PLANNING ON ARGUING TODAY THAT

THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, THEY WANT SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW THOSE DOCUMENTS, PUT FORTH, NOW WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE

A RULING FROM THE BENCH FROM JUDGE CANNON TODAY, REMAINS TO BE SEEN . IT WOULD BE SUPERQUICK IF SHE DID RULE TODAY. WE MIGHT SEE A WRITTEN ORDER LATER ON BUT SHE HAS SIGNALED IN A PRELIMINARY ORDER THAT SHE IS INCLINED TO APPOINT THE SPECIAL MASTER. >> IF SHE DOES IN FACT DECIDE TO APPOINT THE SPECIAL MASTER, HOW WILL IT IMPACT THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION? >> IF SHE DOES DECIDE TO GO THROUGH

WITH THAT, LANA, IT COULD DELAY THE ONGOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THAT’S ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S ARGUMENTS HERE . NOW, HOW LONG IT COULD DELAY THE INVESTIGATION DEPENDS ON HOW MANY DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THIS REVIEW, THE TRUMP TEAM SAYS THEY WANT ALL OF THE MATERIAL SEIZED FROM MAR-A-LAGO TO BE REVIEWED WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT SAYS, JUST THOSE IDENTIFIED BY THE FBI PRIVILEGE REVIEW TEAM BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD SUBMIT A JOINT LIST OF SPECIAL MASTER CANDIDATES TO THE JUDGE, IF ONE IS APPOINTED THAT THE SPECIAL MASTER SHOULD HAVE A TOP-SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE AND THAT THIS OUTSIDE

EXPERT SHOULD OPERATE ON A DEADLINE. >> WILL ALSO WANT TO ASK BECAUSE THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPARTIALITY. AN EARLIER THIS WEEK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. WHAT ARE WE LEARNING ABOUT THIS, SORT OF RELATED HAPPENING AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT? >> THIS WAS AN UPDATE FILE, TO HATCH ACT PROVISIONS, THEY PREVENT GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FROM ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND THIS WEEK UPDATING THOSE TO SAY, EVEN POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANNOT ATTEND PARTISAN OR CAMPAIGN EVENTS, THEY CAN’T ATTEND

FUNDRAISERS, OF COURSE THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS ENGAGING IN MULTIPLE POLITICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF COURSE THIS ONE, OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT ALLEGED HANDLING OF POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS, BUT ALSO THIS ONGOING MASSIVE PROBE INTO THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 6th.