Kenneth R. Feinberg knows a little something about being a "special master,” having served in that neutral role in high-profile compensation cases involving the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the mortgage crisis and the 737 Max disasters.
And he says it’s going to be difficult to find someone able — and amenable — to review records seized by the FBI from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s home, as a federal judge ordered last week.
"It is not going to be so easy — finding someone qualified, willing to take the heat, and also not adversely concerned about Justice Department opposition,” said Feinberg, who was appointed special master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Boeing’s crash victims, and capping executive compensation for the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the 2008 mortgage meltdown.