Judge REJECTS Trump’s bid to have a special master look over documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump‘s bid to have a special master look over documents seized by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago property was crushed by a federal judge on Monday.

Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the former president’s lawsuit after she made an earlier controversial ruling that sided with Trump and effectively delayed the Department of Justice’s investigation.

The case was dismissed for ‘lack of jurisdiction,’ according to the Monday court filing.

Earlier this month, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a harsh rebuke of Cannon’s original order to appoint a special master in the first place.

‘The law is clear. We cannot write a rule that allows any subject of a search warrant to block government investigations after the execution of the warrant. Nor can we write a rule that allows only former presidents to do so,’ wrote the court.

It ruled that Cannon ‘improperly exercised equitable jurisdiction,’ and dismissed the proceedings. 

The blistering opinion said the District Court lacked jurisdiction to block the government from using ‘lawfully seized records in a criminal investigation.’

Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and attacked the FBI search of his home as part of a ‘witch hunt’ against him. 

The search came after months of back-and-forth between Trump’s team and officials with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) over materials removed from the White House when Trump left office.

Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed the Department of Justice’s investigation as a ‘witch hunt’

This story is developing…