Court lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records

An aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on Aug. 31, 2022. A federal judge has appointed Raymond Dearie, a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s home last month. (STEVE HELBER/AP File)
An aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on Aug. 31, 2022. A federal judge has appointed Raymond Dearie, a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s home last month. (STEVE HELBER/AP File)

WASHINGTON — In a stark repudiation of Donald Trump’s legal arguments, a federal appeals court on Wednesday permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from the for…