Special master in Trump documents case described as fair and no-nonsense
by Chris Stein in Washington and Maanvi Singh in New from US news | The Guardian on (#63QA0)
Raymond Dearie, 78, is semi-retired US district judge who will act as independent arbiter of material seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago
Raymond Dearie, the senior US district judge named on Thursday night as the special master" - or independent arbiter - to vet records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate has been described as an experienced legal operator who doesn't tolerate nonsense" and won't play games".
The Florida-based US district judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday appointed Dearie to sit in the middle of a hot and bright political spotlight, serving as the special master, requested by Trump's side, in the legal fight between the former Republican president and the Department of Justice.
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