Lawyers for several of the nation’s largest media companies will try to convince a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last year. week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection, which says the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised. Media companies argue that releasing the affidavit would help the public determine whether the Justice Department had legitimate grounds for the investigation or whether it was part of a vendetta by the Biden administration against Trump, as the former president and his supporters claim. Trump, in a post on Truth Social last week, requested the release of the unredacted affidavit for transparency purposes. “The matter is of the utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who represents the Times and others. “President Trump decried the investigation as an ‘attack that could only be done in Third World countries,’ claimed agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise questioned the validity of the investigation.” Justice Department lawyers argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive witness information. The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable harm to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a road map for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a way that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers had not indicated in a court filing that they plan to attend the hearing. FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, some containing not only top secret but “sensitive information,” according to an affidavit released Friday. This is a special category intended to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if disclosed publicly could cause “extremely serious” damage to US interests. Court records did not provide specific details about what information the documents may contain.
title: “Trump Search Us Media To Ask Judge To Issue Warrant Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Elizabeth Brockington”
Lawyers for several of the nation’s largest media companies will try to convince a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last year. week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection, which says the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised. Media companies argue that releasing the affidavit would help the public determine whether the Justice Department had legitimate grounds for the investigation or whether it was part of a vendetta by the Biden administration against Trump, as the former president and his supporters claim. Trump, in a post on Truth Social last week, requested the release of the unredacted affidavit for transparency purposes. “The matter is of the utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who represents the Times and others. “President Trump decried the investigation as an ‘attack that could only be done in Third World countries,’ claimed agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise questioned the validity of the investigation.” Justice Department lawyers argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive witness information. The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable harm to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a road map for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a way that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers had not indicated in a court filing that they plan to attend the hearing. FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, some containing not only top secret but “sensitive information,” according to an affidavit released Friday. This is a special category intended to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if disclosed publicly could cause “extremely serious” damage to US interests. Court records did not provide specific details about what information the documents may contain.
title: “Trump Search Us Media To Ask Judge To Issue Warrant Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Barbara Williams”
Lawyers for several of the nation’s largest media companies will try to convince a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last year. week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection, which says the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised. Media companies argue that releasing the affidavit would help the public determine whether the Justice Department had legitimate grounds for the investigation or whether it was part of a vendetta by the Biden administration against Trump, as the former president and his supporters claim. Trump, in a post on Truth Social last week, requested the release of the unredacted affidavit for transparency purposes. “The matter is of the utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who represents the Times and others. “President Trump decried the investigation as an ‘attack that could only be done in Third World countries,’ claimed agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise questioned the validity of the investigation.” Justice Department lawyers argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive witness information. The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable harm to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a road map for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a way that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers had not indicated in a court filing that they plan to attend the hearing. FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, some containing not only top secret but “sensitive information,” according to an affidavit released Friday. This is a special category intended to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if disclosed publicly could cause “extremely serious” damage to US interests. Court records did not provide specific details about what information the documents may contain.
title: “Trump Search Us Media To Ask Judge To Issue Warrant Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Marvin Vandesande”
Lawyers for several of the nation’s largest media companies will try to convince a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last year. week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection, which says the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised. Media companies argue that releasing the affidavit would help the public determine whether the Justice Department had legitimate grounds for the investigation or whether it was part of a vendetta by the Biden administration against Trump, as the former president and his supporters claim. Trump, in a post on Truth Social last week, requested the release of the unredacted affidavit for transparency purposes. “The matter is of the utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who represents the Times and others. “President Trump decried the investigation as an ‘attack that could only be done in Third World countries,’ claimed agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise questioned the validity of the investigation.” Justice Department lawyers argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive witness information. The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable harm to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a road map for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a way that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers had not indicated in a court filing that they plan to attend the hearing. FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, some containing not only top secret but “sensitive information,” according to an affidavit released Friday. This is a special category intended to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if disclosed publicly could cause “extremely serious” damage to US interests. Court records did not provide specific details about what information the documents may contain.
title: “Trump Search Us Media To Ask Judge To Issue Warrant Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Glenn Perez”
Lawyers for several of the nation’s largest media companies will try to convince a federal judge Thursday afternoon to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last year. week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the U.S. Department of Justice’s objection, which says the investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised. Media companies argue that releasing the affidavit would help the public determine whether the Justice Department had legitimate grounds for the investigation or whether it was part of a vendetta by the Biden administration against Trump, as the former president and his supporters claim. Trump, in a post on Truth Social last week, requested the release of the unredacted affidavit for transparency purposes. “The matter is of the utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who represents the Times and others. “President Trump decried the investigation as an ‘attack that could only be done in Third World countries,’ claimed agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise questioned the validity of the investigation.” Justice Department lawyers argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive witness information. The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable harm to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a road map for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a way that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s lawyers had not indicated in a court filing that they plan to attend the hearing. FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, some containing not only top secret but “sensitive information,” according to an affidavit released Friday. This is a special category intended to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if disclosed publicly could cause “extremely serious” damage to US interests. Court records did not provide specific details about what information the documents may contain.