A federal judge on Friday agreed to a prosecutorial request to name a special master in a case against former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani. U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken, an Obama nominee, also denied requests from Giuliani and another lawyer, Victoria Toensing, from whom materials were seized to return the materials to them for review. Prosecutors earlier this month asked Oetken to appoint a special master, or an outside party, to review the seized materials to filter out any that are potentially privileged. They cited the case against former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, which saw a judge appoint a special master to ensure the “perception of fairness.” “The Court agrees that the appointment of a special master is warranted here to ensure the perception of fairness,” Oetken wrote in the new order (pdf). “The special master will expeditiously conduct a filter review of the April 2021 warrant materials for …