The Florida magistrate who last week authorized the search of former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., home told the Department of Justice the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant. I ordered it to explain which part of the to be left. Secrecy to protect ongoing criminal investigations.
Justice of the Peace Bruce Reinhart on Thursday gave federal prosecutors seven days to propose which parts of the affidavit. This is an affidavit by a law enforcement officer explaining how and why the Department of Justice believed there was evidence of a crime. Mr. Trump's home — Must be edited before the public can view it.
Multiple news outlets called on the judge to open the documents, citing the extraordinary public interest in the unprecedented search for the former president's estate. In court documents, the news outlet released the affidavits to question whether the investigation was justified in light of Trump's allegations that the search and investigation itself were the latest iteration of a long-running political witch hunt. He claims that the public will be able to decide. Against him and his allies.
But federal prosecutor Jay Blatt said at Thursday's hearing on his beach in West Palm that unwrapping it would give a "roadmap" to the investigation. . The state government remained at Trump's club, Mar-a-Lago, for nearly 18 months after Trump's term ended.
Blatt, who heads the ministry's counterintelligence and export control division, said the investigation was in the "early stages" and releasing the affidavit could jeopardize future investigative procedures. warned.
However, Judge Reinhart said he "tends" to at least open redacted copies of documents that keep government-designated sections secret to protect investigations and national security.
Additional Agency Reports
