‘Special Master’ Wanted: Must Keep Secrets, Ignore Trump’s Barbs

  • Judge wants DOJ, Trump attorneys to present options by Friday
  • Expert may need security clearance, no political party history
Trump Wins Bid to Have ‘Special Master’ Review Records
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Kenneth R. Feinberg knows a little something about being a “special master,” having served in that neutral role in high-profile compensation cases involving the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the mortgage crisis and the 737 Max disasters.

And he says it’s going to be difficult to find someone able -- and amenable -- to review records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s home, as a federal judge ordered last week.