and i think at least they have headed off that argument, by getting the clarifying language. lastly, and briefly, the d.o.j. is expected to make an appeal to the 11th u.s. circuit court of appeals, what kind of chance do you give them? i think it is pretty high. on the 11th circuit, we do have a majority of trump appointees but that doesn t necessarily mean their judgment is clouded. and the law is so clear here as to who gets to make this call about classified documents, so i think what the justice department has said so far was that they would appeal this very specific piece of her original order, which was asking for a stay on these 100 or so classified documents, so they can get those back immediately, and there is just no reason for a special master to be reviewing those. i think if that is the focus of the appeal, it should be decided quickly, and remain optimistic that judges will follow the rule of law and tell the justice
big barr and his close ally chris christie didn t think it would hold up. and yet, last night, judge aileen cannon doubled down on her decision, denying doj s request for a stay that would enable the department to continue reviewing the documents seized in the august 8th search of the criminal investigation. the new york times describes judge cannon s order as, quote, the latest turn in what has now become a protracted and politically fraught court battle over the trove of documents seized in the search of mar-a-lago. our friend and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquaid points this out, that the stay that cannon rejected from doj was a lifeline that she ignored because any minute now the doj is set to appeal cannon s ruling to the 11th u.s. circuit court of appeals. setting up a remarkable situation in which the justice department thinks it may have a better chance with the 11th circuit which is described like this quote, as an appeals court where trump s administration left a part
damage national security if released. the department s court challenge again expected any moment would be an attempt to reverse cannon s restrictions. but there s another aspect of all this to keep in mind. the appeal we re talking about would be heard in the 11th u.s. circuit court of appeals where six of 11 judges happen to be trump appointees. all of this remains up in the air. another major advancement to tell you about in this story, judge cannon also appointed a special master to review those seized document. his name is raymond deariement a semi retired u.s. district judge from new york. he was originally suggested by trump s team. he ultimately was approved of by both parties. dearie s deadline is one week after thanksgiving, that s november 30th. weeks, of course, after the midterm elections and more than a month after the date doj had requested. and when we re talking about potential threats to national security, we all know at this point time is of the essence. just what mak