Judge Bruce Rinehart’s move came during a much-anticipated hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday where federal prosecutors, who argued to keep the affidavit under seal, against US media who want to unseal it because of the enormous public interest for the case. . The affidavit — a detailed explanation from the Justice Department about its reasons for seeking a search warrant at the former president’s property — has remained under wraps since the Aug. 8 FBI raid. Not only have media organizations called for its public release, but so have many congressional Republicans, hoping to shed more light on the reasoning behind the Justice Department’s move to search Trump’s home. The Justice Department had argued against any release of the affidavit, on the grounds that it could compromise the investigation and prevent the cooperation of witnesses in this and other investigations. Federal prosecutors also said the document would have to be heavily redacted if made public because of the nature of the investigation, which includes highly classified material Trump has kept since leaving the White House.

Reinhart rejected the argument that the affidavit should remain “completely sealed,” saying he was “not prepared” to keep it that way — suggesting he’s tempted to partially unseal it with some level of redaction. Last week, he allowed the search warrant and list of items the FBI found in Trump’s home to be released. Those documents indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the former president for mishandling information related to national defense in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice and falsifying government records. On Thursday, the court unsealed the search warrant application, confirming that the Justice Department was investigating Trump for “intentionally withholding national defense information,” “concealing or removing government records” and “obstructing a federal investigation.” “. But the affidavit, if released in full, would reveal much more about the administration’s investigation of Trump and the purpose of the probe, which has been politically explosive and prompted an angry backlash from Trump and his most ardent supporters. Taylor Budowitz, a Trump spokesman, reacted to the judge’s move, saying he “rejected the Justice Department’s cynical attempt to hide the entire affidavit from the American people.” “However, redactions should not be required and the entire affidavit should be released, given the propensity of Democrats to use red tape to hide government corruption, just as they did with the Russia hoax,” he added.

title: “Judge Moves To Unseal Portions Of Mar A Lago Search Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Andrew Sumstad”

Judge Bruce Rinehart’s move came during a much-anticipated hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday where federal prosecutors, who argued to keep the affidavit under seal, against US media who want to unseal it because of the enormous public interest for the case. . The affidavit — a detailed explanation from the Justice Department about its reasons for seeking a search warrant at the former president’s property — has remained under wraps since the Aug. 8 FBI raid. Not only have media organizations called for its public release, but so have many congressional Republicans, hoping to shed more light on the reasoning behind the Justice Department’s move to search Trump’s home. The Justice Department had argued against any release of the affidavit, on the grounds that it could compromise the investigation and prevent the cooperation of witnesses in this and other investigations. Federal prosecutors also said the document would have to be heavily redacted if made public because of the nature of the investigation, which includes highly classified material Trump has kept since leaving the White House.

Reinhart rejected the argument that the affidavit should remain “completely sealed,” saying he was “not prepared” to keep it that way — suggesting he’s tempted to partially unseal it with some level of redaction. Last week, he allowed the search warrant and list of items the FBI found in Trump’s home to be released. Those documents indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the former president for mishandling information related to national defense in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice and falsifying government records. On Thursday, the court unsealed the search warrant application, confirming that the Justice Department was investigating Trump for “intentionally withholding national defense information,” “concealing or removing government records” and “obstructing a federal investigation.” “. But the affidavit, if released in full, would reveal much more about the administration’s investigation of Trump and the purpose of the probe, which has been politically explosive and prompted an angry backlash from Trump and his most ardent supporters. Taylor Budowitz, a Trump spokesman, reacted to the judge’s move, saying he “rejected the Justice Department’s cynical attempt to hide the entire affidavit from the American people.” “However, redactions should not be required and the entire affidavit should be released, given the propensity of Democrats to use red tape to hide government corruption, just as they did with the Russia hoax,” he added.

title: “Judge Moves To Unseal Portions Of Mar A Lago Search Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Stanley Obrian”

Judge Bruce Rinehart’s move came during a much-anticipated hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday where federal prosecutors, who argued to keep the affidavit under seal, against US media who want to unseal it because of the enormous public interest for the case. . The affidavit — a detailed explanation from the Justice Department about its reasons for seeking a search warrant at the former president’s property — has remained under wraps since the Aug. 8 FBI raid. Not only have media organizations called for its public release, but so have many congressional Republicans, hoping to shed more light on the reasoning behind the Justice Department’s move to search Trump’s home. The Justice Department had argued against any release of the affidavit, on the grounds that it could compromise the investigation and prevent the cooperation of witnesses in this and other investigations. Federal prosecutors also said the document would have to be heavily redacted if made public because of the nature of the investigation, which includes highly classified material Trump has kept since leaving the White House.

Reinhart rejected the argument that the affidavit should remain “completely sealed,” saying he was “not prepared” to keep it that way — suggesting he’s tempted to partially unseal it with some level of redaction. Last week, he allowed the search warrant and list of items the FBI found in Trump’s home to be released. Those documents indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the former president for mishandling information related to national defense in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice and falsifying government records. On Thursday, the court unsealed the search warrant application, confirming that the Justice Department was investigating Trump for “intentionally withholding national defense information,” “concealing or removing government records” and “obstructing a federal investigation.” “. But the affidavit, if released in full, would reveal much more about the administration’s investigation of Trump and the purpose of the probe, which has been politically explosive and prompted an angry backlash from Trump and his most ardent supporters. Taylor Budowitz, a Trump spokesman, reacted to the judge’s move, saying he “rejected the Justice Department’s cynical attempt to hide the entire affidavit from the American people.” “However, redactions should not be required and the entire affidavit should be released, given the propensity of Democrats to use red tape to hide government corruption, just as they did with the Russia hoax,” he added.

title: “Judge Moves To Unseal Portions Of Mar A Lago Search Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Jane Fogle”

Judge Bruce Rinehart’s move came during a much-anticipated hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday where federal prosecutors, who argued to keep the affidavit under seal, against US media who want to unseal it because of the enormous public interest for the case. . The affidavit — a detailed explanation from the Justice Department about its reasons for seeking a search warrant at the former president’s property — has remained under wraps since the Aug. 8 FBI raid. Not only have media organizations called for its public release, but so have many congressional Republicans, hoping to shed more light on the reasoning behind the Justice Department’s move to search Trump’s home. The Justice Department had argued against any release of the affidavit, on the grounds that it could compromise the investigation and prevent the cooperation of witnesses in this and other investigations. Federal prosecutors also said the document would have to be heavily redacted if made public because of the nature of the investigation, which includes highly classified material Trump has kept since leaving the White House.

Reinhart rejected the argument that the affidavit should remain “completely sealed,” saying he was “not prepared” to keep it that way — suggesting he’s tempted to partially unseal it with some level of redaction. Last week, he allowed the search warrant and list of items the FBI found in Trump’s home to be released. Those documents indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the former president for mishandling information related to national defense in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice and falsifying government records. On Thursday, the court unsealed the search warrant application, confirming that the Justice Department was investigating Trump for “intentionally withholding national defense information,” “concealing or removing government records” and “obstructing a federal investigation.” “. But the affidavit, if released in full, would reveal much more about the administration’s investigation of Trump and the purpose of the probe, which has been politically explosive and prompted an angry backlash from Trump and his most ardent supporters. Taylor Budowitz, a Trump spokesman, reacted to the judge’s move, saying he “rejected the Justice Department’s cynical attempt to hide the entire affidavit from the American people.” “However, redactions should not be required and the entire affidavit should be released, given the propensity of Democrats to use red tape to hide government corruption, just as they did with the Russia hoax,” he added.

title: “Judge Moves To Unseal Portions Of Mar A Lago Search Affidavit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Arnold Zych”

Judge Bruce Rinehart’s move came during a much-anticipated hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday where federal prosecutors, who argued to keep the affidavit under seal, against US media who want to unseal it because of the enormous public interest for the case. . The affidavit — a detailed explanation from the Justice Department about its reasons for seeking a search warrant at the former president’s property — has remained under wraps since the Aug. 8 FBI raid. Not only have media organizations called for its public release, but so have many congressional Republicans, hoping to shed more light on the reasoning behind the Justice Department’s move to search Trump’s home. The Justice Department had argued against any release of the affidavit, on the grounds that it could compromise the investigation and prevent the cooperation of witnesses in this and other investigations. Federal prosecutors also said the document would have to be heavily redacted if made public because of the nature of the investigation, which includes highly classified material Trump has kept since leaving the White House.

Reinhart rejected the argument that the affidavit should remain “completely sealed,” saying he was “not prepared” to keep it that way — suggesting he’s tempted to partially unseal it with some level of redaction. Last week, he allowed the search warrant and list of items the FBI found in Trump’s home to be released. Those documents indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the former president for mishandling information related to national defense in violation of the Espionage Act, as well as obstruction of justice and falsifying government records. On Thursday, the court unsealed the search warrant application, confirming that the Justice Department was investigating Trump for “intentionally withholding national defense information,” “concealing or removing government records” and “obstructing a federal investigation.” “. But the affidavit, if released in full, would reveal much more about the administration’s investigation of Trump and the purpose of the probe, which has been politically explosive and prompted an angry backlash from Trump and his most ardent supporters. Taylor Budowitz, a Trump spokesman, reacted to the judge’s move, saying he “rejected the Justice Department’s cynical attempt to hide the entire affidavit from the American people.” “However, redactions should not be required and the entire affidavit should be released, given the propensity of Democrats to use red tape to hide government corruption, just as they did with the Russia hoax,” he added.