Trump's attorneys resist judge's request to clarify actions he took to declassify items seized in search
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday entered a filing pushing back on U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie's request that the former president clarify actions he took to declassify material seized during the Aug. 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago residence.
The filing follows Dearie's appointment last week to serve as an independent arbiter or special master tasked with reviewing the documents retrieved by the FBI during its search.
Trump's attorneys referenced a draft plan by Dearie that required the plaintiff, that is, Trump, to "disclose specific information regarding declassification to the Court and to the Government." Dearie has scheduled a hearing to take place at a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET.

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