"A request for Donald Trump and his legal fixer Michael Cohen to be allowed to vet the documents seized from Cohen by the FBI before prosecutors can examine them was rejected by a federal judge on Monday.
But Judge Kimba Wood said she might appoint an independent lawyer to review the trove of records to find those protected by attorney-client privilege – possibly with a specific remit of checking documents related to the president.
'In terms of the perception of fairness, a special master might have a role here', Wood said at Manhattan federal court, without immediately issuing an official ruling.
Wood also denied a request from Trump for a temporary restraining order against his own justice department, which would have explicitly ordered prosecutors to not begin going through the files from Cohen’s home, office and hotel."
Trump is so guilty he doesn't want his own DoJ to look at the docs. Un-fucking-believable.
This is the PoS you elected, 'Murica. Enjoy.
[The Guardian: Judge Rejects Trump and Cohen's Bid to View Seized Papers Before Prosecutors]
