Former President Donald Trump’s push for a particular grasp to supervise the Division of Justice’s evaluation of the proof gathered at Mar-a-Lago enters a crucial second as a listening to is about to start quickly Thursday on the request.

A federal decide has signaled a “preliminary intent” to grant the request, which might carry new issues to the DOJ’s intently watched investigation into the White Home paperwork Trump took to his Florida residence.

Here is what a particular grasp is and what it could imply for the supplies seized from Mar-a-Lago:

What’s a particular grasp? A particular grasp is a third-party lawyer appointed by a court docket to supervise a part of a sure case.

If appointed in Trump’s case, the particular grasp would oversee the Justice Division’s evaluation of the proof gathered from his seaside membership and filter out privileged materials that will have been seized within the search.

Why does Trump desire a particular grasp? Trump’s authorized group is broadly arguing {that a} particular grasp is important to make sure the Justice Division returns any of his non-public paperwork seized throughout the search of Mar-a-Lago.

The previous President’s attorneys say his constitutional rights have been violated, and that there might have been privileged supplies seized. However in court docket filings, Trump has not elaborated on what precisely he hoped a particular grasp would filter out, apart from basic allusions to “privileged and probably privileged supplies.”

What’s the Justice Division’s stance? The division has already signaled that it’s utilizing an inner filter group to evaluation the seized gadgets, to separate materials that could possibly be topic to privilege claims.

DOJ mentioned in a court docket submitting Monday it has recognized “a restricted set of supplies” from its search of paperwork taken from Mar-a-Lago that probably comprise materials coated by attorney-client privilege and is within the strategy of addressing privilege disputes.

Justice officers additionally confirmed that US intelligence officers are reviewing the paperwork for categorized supplies.

Investigators have already talked about the work of a filter group after they returned to Trump non-public paperwork that would not be a part of the investigation, comparable to two expired passports and his diplomatic passport.

The Justice Division, in court docket paperwork, has mentioned it believed the proof it collected at Mar-a-Lago will assist its prison investigation into the mishandling of federal information, together with nationwide protection materials, after Trump’s group took packing containers of information to Florida when he left workplace.

The probe can be potential obstruction of justice within the investigation.