Trump demanded that the FBI be temporarily barred from reviewing documents seized during the search of his home

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal court to temporarily bar the FBI from reviewing materials seized two weeks ago at his Florida home until a commissioned lawyer can be appointed to oversee the review of the documents.

Trump’s court motion also requires the U.S. Justice Department to provide him with a more detailed record of the seized property and asks investigators to return any items not covered by the search warrant.

“Politics cannot be allowed to influence the administration of justice,” the document says. – Law enforcement agencies are the shield that protects Americans. They cannot be used as a weapon for political purposes.”

The petition is before District Judge Eileen Cannon, whom Trump appointed as judge.

Federal Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who signed the search warrant, is deciding whether to require the Justice Department to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit outlining the evidence for the search of Trump’s home.

The Justice Department, at a court hearing last week, strongly opposed such publication, saying it would give people a road map to the investigation and possibly stop the cooperation of witnesses.

In his ruling, Judge Reinhart agreed with the DOJ’s concerns, but said he wanted to explore whether there was “a less onerous alternative to classifying the entire document.”

The Justice Department has until noon Thursday to provide it with a classified redacted copy of the document, which it could potentially release.

During the search, the FBI seized 11 boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, some of which were marked “top secret,” the highest level of classification used for the most closely guarded information, and which can only be viewed at special government offices.