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Trump documents probe: Judge appears open to special master

Attorneys Lindsey Halligan, foreground, and Evan Corcoran, left rear, leave the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. A federal judge has heard arguments on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home. There was no immediate ruling after arguments Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Supporters of former President Donald Trump stand outside the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge holds a hearing on former President Donald Trump's request to appoint a special master to review documents seized by FBI agents during their recent search of Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

A security guard stands outside the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home. There was no immediate ruling. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

This photo shows an aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The Justice Department says classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Pages from a Department of Justice court filing on Aug. 30, 2022, in response to a request from the legal team of former President Donald Trump for a special master to review the documents seized during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, are photographed early Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Included in the filing was a FBI photo of documents that were seized during the search. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump documents probe: Judge appears open to special master