Raymond Dearie: Special master named to oversee Donald Trump Florida files

US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files seized in the FBI's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home.

Mr Dearie, 78, will be "special master" and decide whether any documents are off limits in any legal proceedings.

He had been proposed by Mr Trump's team and the US Department of Justice previously said it did not object.

The former US president is being investigated for his handling of classified materials. read more