Trump legal team admits possibility that ex-president could be charged

Dearie was appointed to his role by the Florida-based federal judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the document-review process made necessary by the Mar-a-Lago search.

Cannon gave Dearie a deadline of 30 November to review the documents.

Trump and his associates have also been under congressional investigation for their actions before, during and after the deadly US Capitol attack that a mob of his supporters staged on 6 January 2021.