A federal judge on Friday agreed to a prosecutorial request to name a special master in a case against former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani.
“The special master will expeditiously conduct a filter review of the April 2021 warrant materials for potentially privileged documents, and that review can be informed by Giuliani’s and Toensing’s parallel review of the same materials. The Government’s investigative team will thereafter conduct a responsiveness review of the released materials,” he added.
The judge said he was denying requests from Giuliani and Toensing to first review the materials because he believes their position lacks legal support.
Giuliani’s apartment was raided in April. He and his lawyer have said Giuliani was served with a search warrant indicating federal authorities are investigating whether Giuliani failed to register as a foreign agent.
The Department of Justice has declined to comment on the matter.
Giuliani has said he is innocent and accused the probe of being politically motivated.