Judge Challenges Doj S Argument That Mar A Lago Search Affidavit Will Remain Fully Sealed
The Justice Department urged the judge, Bruce Reinhart, to keep the affidavit under seal, arguing that if released it could “cause significant and irreparable harm” to an ongoing criminal investigation involving highly classified material related to national security. Arguing on behalf of the Justice Department on Thursday, Jay Bratt, head of the agency’s counterintelligence and export control division, acknowledged the heightened public interest in the case, but argued there is another public interest in keeping the government’s position sealed....