Michael Cohen says Trump kept Mar-Arago documents as "bargaining chips"
A Florida judge told the Justice Department The Department of Justice asked for a redacted version of the FBI warrant affidavit to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property.Bruce Reinhart Trial Officials say they tend to release portions of documents at the request of the press. He will make a final decision next week.
DOJ rejected request for release of affidavit, could "chill" future efforts to secure witness cooperation, investigation still in early stages Trump's team says they are happy that the affidavit has been made public.
Shortly before the hearings began, a small group of Trump supporters in flag-adorned pickups arrived at the courthouse to voice their support for the former president.
Meanwhile, Allen Weisselberg, the longtime CFO of the Trump Organization and a close associate of Trump, pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges under a plea bargain. Under the plea bargain, Weisselberg said he will serve five months in prison and his five years of probation and will testify against the Trump Organization in a lawsuit focused on similar fraud schemes. agree.
Judge 'Mar-a-Lago tends to release parts of FBI search warrant affidavit
last week authorizing a search of former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach, Florida home. A Florida magistrate must keep secret what parts of the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant to protect an ongoing criminal investigation he ordered the Justice Department to make public.
Andrew Feinberg reports to The Independent
Navarro asks judge to drop contempt charge
Peter Navarro is a zealous Trump adviser and Mike Pence He became an important person in order to destroy the authorization of the ordinance. In the 2020 election, he filed a motion to reverse the contempt of Congress charge brought against him for refusing to cooperate with a subpoena from the Electoral Committee onJanuary 6.
Mr Navarro's attorneys argued that the charges were "improperly based" on his client's "submission to President Trump's exercise of presidential privilege" and that he "Unfairly, the executive and legislative branches of our government are at the corner of a dilemma: either follow clear instructions from the President, to whom he served as Senior Advisor for four years, or be held in contempt of Congress and There is a risk of criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice."
Donald Trump has repeatedly attempted to claim presidential privilege over documents and issues related to the January 6 investigation, but in practice The current president is supposed to decide whether to decide. He will maintain executive privileges on a case-by-case basis. There is no indication that Joe Biden is trying to defend Navarro's testimony.
Judge instructs DoJ to suggest edits by next time
Judge Bruce Reinhart has told the court that he tends to partially open the FBI Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit.
He instructed the Department of Justice to be prepared to submit a redacted affidavit by 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 25, and explain the redaction. .
A federal judge appears to agree with media organizations that the government does not decide whether a redacted affidavit is "meaningful." .
The argument put forward by the Department of Justice is that too much redaction renders the document meaningless.
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Mar-a-Lago requested the opening of the FBI search warrant affidavit.
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Bannon called Pence a "disgusting coward" in defense of the FBI.
Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon filed a complaint against former Vice President Mike Pence for the FBI's execution of a search warrant. In Mar-a-Lago, who lashed out after defending the FBI from attacks and criticism.
Bannon said on his War Room: Pandemic podcast. On Wednesday, Mr Pence advised conservatives not to attack the FBI. Pence also criticized the Justice Department for the raid on former PresidentDonald Trump, saying it was politically motivated.
Eric Garcia has a story to tell.
"I would also like to remind Republicans that the Attorney General You can hold him accountable. He succeeded without attacking an FBI civilian law enforcement officer," the former Vice President said
Hearings underway,Andrew Feinberg of The Independentsaid that Patrick Byrne, former Overstock CEO, had said to have submitted a letter. The motion primarily refers to self-published books about the 2020 election.
In addition, the Department of Justice noted that the affidavit of probable cause One "obstacle" that an evidence investigator may find on his Mar-a-Lago property. This is an additional crime the search warrant uncovered and is already under investigation.
According to a CNN report, Bratt argues that future witnesses may not want to provide information if the affidavit is opened. He also notes that the documents contain "substantial grand jury information" related to the subpoena and subsequent removal of national security documents from Marago in June.
DoJ: Mar-a-Lago investigation in 'early stages'
Jay Bratt, an attorney in the Department of Justice's National Security Division, argues that "detailed" and "long" affidavits should not be opened. The next step in an investigation that is still in the "early stages".
He argues that the public interest in allowing criminal investigations to proceed unimpeded is greater than the public interest in transparency.
Disclosure of full affidavits may put "multiple witnesses" at risk.
Giuliani, after testifying in the election to the Georgia grand jury, said:
Former President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, , , by testifying before a special grand jury in Atlanta as part of the former's investigation. A presidential attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election that he said he "did his duty."
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