{"id":1614966,"date":"2022-08-18T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T19:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1614966"},"modified":"2022-08-18T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T20:00:16","slug":"federal-judge-considering-partially-unsealing-affidavit-relating-to-trump-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-considering-partially-unsealing-affidavit-relating-to-trump-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Considering Partially Unsealing Affidavit Relating To Trump Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-considering-partially-unsealing-affidavit-relating-to-trump-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1614966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart is considering allowing a redacted version of the affidavit relating to the FBI\u2019s raid on former President Donald Trump\u2019s Florida home to be unsealed, he noted in court on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/15\/doj-keep-trump-raid-affidavit-sealed\/\">wrote<\/a> in a court filing Monday that it is against releasing the affidavit \u2013 which would shed light on the reasoning behind the unprecedented raid \u2013 because it would \u201ccompromise future investigative steps.\u201d Various media organizations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-mara-a-lago-search-warrant-affidavit-major-media-companies-release\/\">including<\/a> CNN and The New York Times, pushed for the document to be released due to public interest and the unparalleled nature of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Reinhart, who previously\u00a0signed off on the search warrant used in the FBI\u2019s August 8\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/08\/donald-trump-statement-fbi-raid-mar-a-lago-florida\/\">raid<\/a>, told the DOJ to propose redactions to the affidavit and be prepared to explain each specific redaction by next Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/mar-a-lago-fbi-search-warrant-hearing\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not prepared to find that the affidavit should be fully sealed,\u201d Reinhart said Thursday, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart says he\u2019s inclined to partially unseal the Trump Mar-a-Lago affidavit \u2014 instructs DOJ to file a redacted affidavit by next Thursday at 12 noon ET and be prepared to explain redactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hugolowell\/status\/1560329700836315139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While leaving the door open for discussion on the affidavit, Reinhart said that he would rule to unseal various other documents relating to the DOJ sealing the warrant. These documents, CNN reported, include the DOJ\u2019s motion to seal the warrant, the order granting the seal as well as the \u201ccriminal cover sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reinhart appeared to side with the media over the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the matter. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/11\/garland-fbi-raid-trump\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Merrick Garland Says He \u2018Personally Approved\u2019 Mar-A-Lago Raid)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7505094\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7505094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-scaled-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-620x413-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-620x413-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-18T164334Z_523109736_RC2YYV9JV0KJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS-620x413-1.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"A view shows a sign in front of the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, before a Federal judge holds a hearing on the motion to unseal the search warrant on former President Donald Trump's home, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 18, 2022. REUTERS\/Marco Bello\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7505094\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7505094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view shows a sign in front of the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, before a Federal judge holds a hearing on the motion to unseal the search warrant on former President Donald Trump\u2019s home, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 18, 2022. REUTERS\/Marco Bello<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The DOJ\u2019s Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section Jay Bratt said in court Thursday that the FBI\u2019s investigation is \u201cin its early stages,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/18\/doj-battles-to-keep-warrant-details-secret-00052669\">according<\/a> to Politico. Bratt argued that the affidavit included details that could put \u201cseveral witnesses\u201d at risk of identification, Politico added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this case, the court has found probable cause there\u2019s a violation of one of the obstruction statutes, and that evidence of obstruction would be found at Mar-a-Lago,\u201d Bratt told the court, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI\u2019s raid was related to an investigation into the possible mishandling of documents after 15 boxes of White House documents ended up at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>Days after the search, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about the incident publicly and revealed that the DOJ had filed a motion to unseal the search warrant. The search warrant was subsequently released after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/12\/donald-trump-immediate-release-documents-fbi-search-warrant-mar-a-lago-garland\/\">encouraged<\/a> its \u201cimmediate release\u201d \u2013 though his camp already had the document themselves, but had not released it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/11\/merrick-garland-donald-trump-fbi-raid-mar-a-lago-unseal-search-warrant\/\">(RELATED:\u00a0DOJ Files Motion To Unseal Trump Search Warrant)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The warrant, which was made public on August 12, revealed that FBI agents <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/12\/fbi-agents-11-classified-documents-mar-a-lago-raid-trump\/\">found<\/a> 11 sets of classified documents at Trump\u2019s residence, though specific details of the documents remain unknown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart is considering allowing a redacted version of the affidavit relating to the FBI\u2019s raid on former President Donald Trump\u2019s Florida home to be unsealed, he noted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":1615145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1614966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1614966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1615145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1614966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1614966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1614966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}