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It's Wednesday.

Today's show, breaking down Monday's confounding opinion from Judge Eileen Cannon.

It's your Politico Playbook daily briefing.

You might recall the Judge Eileen Cannon, the 41-year-old Trump appointee, who was confirmed

in the days after the 2020 election,

granted the former president's request to appoint a special master to review the documents

taken from Mar-a-Lago, and enjoined the Department of Justice, quote, from reviewing and

using the seized materials for investigative purposes. She ordered the Office of the Director

of National Intelligence to continue its damage assessment review of the documents. Lawyers are, by definition, a quarrelsome bunch. And members of the Director of National Intelligence to continue its damage assessment review of the documents.

Lawyers are, by definition, a quarrelsome bunch, and members of the Punant Bar are especially

quick to second guess any opinions that aren't theirs.

But they are also as ideologically divided as the rest of the country.

So it's notable that while Cannon has had little trouble finding political support for her decision,

she has been largely alone when it comes to support for her legal arguments.

When experienced Florida attorney told Politico's Matt Dixon, quote,

She is obviously very bright, obviously very conservative, and obviously very inexperienced.

Even former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr piled on, quote,

the opinion I think was wrong, and I think the government should appeal it. It's deeply flawed in a number of ways. I don't think the appointment of a special master is going to hold up. As Barr's comments attested, the condemnation and confusion about the ruling has only deepened since Monday. Playbook's Ryan-Lizum has a breakdown of the criticisms as well as the scarce canon defenses out there in today's playbook.

Check it out at politico.com slash playbook.

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