Prosecutors in the Justice Department’s investigation into ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to appoint a “special master” to examine the materials that federal agents seized during a search on the lawyer’s home and office last Wednesday, according to multiple outlets.
Amendmen VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Oh boy, the DOJ used an unfamiliar term—Special Master—which could be demagogued by shameless charlatans. I mean, they were all supposed to be super afraid of President Obama’s “Czars” too.
I smell a new legal strategy brewing…latch onto the shiny object!!! Squirrel!!!
This is all going to amount to three years of backroom drama, and eventually possible breathless trial reporting, before the inevitable anti-climax of a President Cotton pardon.
DOJ would be happy to discuss attorney-client privilege if Mr. Giuliani would specify who his clients were, in detail.
I think even Inspector Clouseau could come up with an unbeatable prosecution of Ghoulie.
A Special Master will only be that much better.
“promote the perception of fairness”
Someone should clue that idiotic prosecutor in on how to make a point and not contradict it all in 5 words. How about “a shielded an impartial review by expert eyes would be the best way to ensure privileged documents are not entered into the defense or prosecutors efforts”. Like really make it clean rather than the perception that it’s clean.
Should we all just give up for good on the American legal system, then?
Two words: Michael Cohen.
It seems like there was a Special Master for the Cohen case as well. Is it SOP for a case that involves potential attorney client privilege?
And @richardinjax, I had the same thought. What an awkward way to say it. It makes me think it might be the appropriate term of art in this case, because yikes.
I’m going to start thinking of my cat box scoop as a “special master” and I hope it never gets a workout like this one will.
The attorney also called the search warrant a “disturbing example of complete disregard for the attorney-client privilege protected by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.”
Need to edit this article. “The attorney” referenced in this sentence is Rudy Giuliani’s counsel, and this is the first time they are mentioned, yet the sentence’s structure (“The attorney also called…”) implies that they were quoted earlier. This is not the case. A reader will become confused and conflate the prosecutors’ earlier arguments in favor of the Special Master with the bleatings of Rudy’s attorney.
That poor choice of words bugged me too.
For the most part yes, if it involves meting out justice to male Caucasians that have a lot of money and/or friends in high places.
Yeah, he really took it up the ass. 15 years of hard labor, served in solitary. Nailed him dead to rights.
Oh, wait…
Take it away, Dame Bassey!
It’s quite common.
The word “enjoy” gets quite a workout in this context 
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The Special Master sounds like an invention of J.K. Rowling.