Justice department appeals special master ruling for Trump documents

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had granted a request for an independent figure to review records from Mar-a-Lago

The US justice department has demanded that a federal judge restore its access to documents seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort that carried classification markings, saying that if not, it would appeal to a higher court.

The demands came in a three-page notice of appeal filed by the justice department on Thursday in the case involving Trump's request for a so-called special master, and paves the way for the government to submit a detailed appeals brief to the US court of appeals for the 11th circuit.