Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant
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In the court filing, the government argues making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
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Releasing supporting materials that convinced a judge to allow a search warrant to be executed on Mar-a-Lago last week would imperil multiple witnesses and the DOJ's investigation…
Justice Department lawyers on Monday asked the judge who approved the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort to keep the accompanying affidavit under seal, citing a need to protect the ongoing investigation.
The Justice Department said in a court filing on Monday that it opposes the release of the affidavit that was used to justify the search of former President Trump's home.
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump asked a judge not to unseal an affidavit related to the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
In the court filing, the government argues making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
Federal prosecutors said the affidavit should remain sealed in order “to protect the integrity of an ongoing law enforcement investigation that implicates national security.”
The FBI affidavit, used to justify the Aug. 8 search on Mar-a-Lago, would likely have key details of the government's investigation into the former president.
The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation "implicates highly classified material" and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
The Justice Department is rebuffing an effort to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida.
The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation "implicates highly classified material" and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
The US Justice Department on Monday opposed requests to unseal the affidavit used to justify last week's FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida residence.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is opposing the release of a document that would shed light on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Aug. 8 raid on Mar-a-Lago.
He told Fox News yesterday that he’s willing to do anything he can to help calm his fans down about the Mar-a-Lago search before “terrible things” happen to the country, but I don...
The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates…
The government’s opposition came after several news organizations made attempts in court to unseal the underlying affidavit the Justice Department submitted when it asked for the warrant to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.
The Justice Department has said unsealing the affidavit would "compromise" its "ongoing criminal investigation" in a case that involves national security.
News agencies along with ex-president pressuring officials to release document, but Justice Department says that would cause 'significant and irreparable damage' to investigation
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