Judge blocks justice department from Trump documents as legal fight continues – live

What’s a special master, and why has Donald Trump asked for one in the Mar-a-Lago case?

As the Guardian reported yesterday, a special master can best be described as “an independent arbiter to vet records”, specifically for the two types of privilege Trump is worried about: “attorney-client confidentiality or … a legal principle called executive privilege”. The winning candidate is Raymond Dearie, a veteran federal judge with long…