The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to expedite the appeal for the appointment of a special teacher of former President Donald Trump to review the documents searched at his property in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
In filing before a federal court of appeals for the 11th Circuit, the DOJ argued that expediting the appeal of a full designation of a special master will serve “judicial efficiency” because a ruling in favor of the government would make further proceedings before the special master unnecessary, reported The Hill.
The filing comes after the Court of Appellate sided with the DOJ after ruling that US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon erred by failing to remove classified documents from the special master for further review by the department.
Furthermore, the department argued that expediting its appeal tion could serve the interests of justice because the appointment of a special master restricts the government’s ability to claim the public interest in advancing “quickly with its criminal and national security investigation”.
According to the DOJ schedule, an opening report would be filed by October 14, where Trump would respond by November 4 for the department to file a rebuttal by 11 November.
Originally, the Circuit Court 11 set the deadline initial for the government report on October 19, followed by that of ex-president trump no later than November 18, so that the DOJ would have to respond before December 9.
However, the DOJ noted that any extension granted to either party would cause the case to expand to 2023.