Barbara S. Jones, a former federal judge in Manhattan, was appointed as a “special master” to sort through the materials seized by the government this month from Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, and to review them for attorney-client privilege. U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood announced the appointment at a hearing Thursday in Manhattan federal court, rejecting the special master names recommended last week both by the government and by Mr. Cohen’s lawyers.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 26, 2018 18:35 UTC