I don't get why such a BFD is being made of this special master motion, and here's why:

[Jim__]

25. Of course it's a BFD.

In the DOJ response to this request, they stated that they've already reviewed all of the material that is not subject to attorney-client privilege. A special master doesn't accomplish anything but a delay. Trump always wins by repeatedly delaying judicial proceedings. This is nothing but a pointless delay of the proceedings.

From page 3 of the DOJ filing:

... Appointment of a special master is disfavored in a case
such as this. In any event, the government’s filter team has already completed its work of
segregating any seized materials that are potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, and
the government’s investigative team has already reviewed all of the remaining materials,
including any that are potentially subject to claims of executive privilege. Appointment of a
special master to review materials potentially subject to claims of executive privilege would
be particularly inappropriate because binding Supreme Court precedent forecloses Plaintiff’s
argument that review of these materials by personnel within the Executive Branch raises any
such privilege concerns. Furthermore, appointment of a special master would impede the
government’s ongoing criminal investigation and—if the special master were tasked with
reviewing classified documents—would impede the Intelligence Community from
conducting its ongoing review of the national security risk that improper storage of these
highly sensitive materials may have caused and from identifying measures to rectify or
mitigate any damage that improper storage caused. ...