A U.S. judge said Thursday that he was leaning toward releasing some of the evidence filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, news outlets and Dispute with federal prosecutors.
Despite an objection by the Department of Justice, Justice of the Peace Bruce Reinhardt, referring to the affidavit, said, "Affidavits that may be unsealed There are
parts of the book," he said. The statement provides evidence of why there was a likely reason to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
Reinhart told the Justice Department by noon next Thursday. to file a sealed and redacted affidavit, but said the Department of Justice would be given the opportunity to appeal if the prosecutor disagreed with his decision. in the proposed version.
Reinhart's order appears in federal court in West Palm on his beach on Thursday, and the public interest in the affidavit merits to be sealed.
The Department of Justice opposes the release of evidence.
Jay Blatt, head of the ministry's counterintelligence and export control sections, said Thursday that releasing the
affidavits would not be in the public interest. rice field. 45} may harm ongoing investigations.
"There is another public interest at stake, the public interest, where criminal investigations
go unimpeded," he said.
The probe concerns whether Trump illegally deleted documents upon his January 2021 resignation after losing the presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden. It was part of a federal investigation.
The Department of Justice found violations of three statutes, including a provision of the Espionage Act prohibiting the possession of defense information, and another statute making it a willful crime. are investigating. Destroy, conceal, or falsify records for the purpose of obstructing an investigation.
More to come.
