The Miami Herald covers the ruling here:
A federal judge in Florida ordered Thursday that the Justice Department propose redactions to a key document supporting the Aug. 8 search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, opening the door to its disclosure to the public. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart in the Southern District of Florida told the government to propose redactions to the affidavit — which established probable cause that crimes were committed, leading to the search — by noon on Thursday, and said that he is leaning toward unsealing the document with appropriate redactions. “I’m inclined not to seal the entire affidavit,” The judge said.
The Justice Department had asked the court on Monday to keep the affidavit under seal in its entirety, warning that its disclosure could cause “significant and irreparable damage” to its criminal probe. “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” the government argued. “This investigation implicates highly classified materials.”
22 comments:
Not surprising that government wants to hide the ball. Witch hunt.
@335 - so, by your logic is every criminal investigation a witch hunt (since all affidavits in support of warrants are sealed until indictment), or just criminal prosecutions of Donald Trump?
4:54: We should assume that the Government has put its most persuasive leaks on the table, and perhaps 3:35 based his or her views on the shabbiness of the leaks. If you read this blog, you should be an experienced federal litigator, and if you are, you are presumably aware that the highly sophisticated and honorable Good Ship DOJ leaks like a sieve when it can.
This morning on TV they showed the Trump lawyer who was pressed by Laura Ingram on Fox why they are not objecting and just sitting there. It appears they know if the contents are released it would look really bad. So they have to sit there and pretend I guess. But the judge is right a redacted version could be so redacted that it makes no sense and is a fruitless effort and wont satisfy anyone.
If you watch Trump's lawyers and what they argue or dont argue says volumes. Just a refresh: First nothing was in the safe. Then the FBI planted evidence. Then it was deemed not classified even though there are no documents that say so. Then Trump says he would have turned them over if asked yet Trump's lawyer signed a document stating there were no classified documents at the residence.
Read the tea leaves. It says much.
Love that former PD paranoia.
This is 454 again.
I see the same problem in 355's comments as in 603's comments, and as in 703's comments - they are all based on guesses. Everyone is in a big hurry to guess and draw big conclusions from speculation, and then to hold opinions (often strongly held and fixed) based on those guesses.
People, please take a breath and wait for (heaven forbid) facts and evidence.
Do you work for MSNBC 7:03? Doesn't history teach you anything? This is another witchhunt by DEMs.
And the IRS is coming for you. Mom and Pop stores, small businesses and the little guy, beware. They will have their AR-15s trained on you as they break into your homes late at night. Only the Republican party can help you!
8:58 You are correct to call it a witch hunt. When you hunt witches and catch them that is exactly what its called.
To the witch hunt conspiracists. The government does over classify documents. The Snowden leaks of classified documents was a joke. Everything that was leaked and deemed classified was public knowledge to most. However if that is your point then why are the Trump lawyers just sitting there not wanting a full affidavit or doucment release? That says so much. They also did not say they wanted it released UNTIL the DOJ argued against it. Then when the DOJ argues against it, you sit on your hands? Pick a side. If the documents are simple over classification and a witch hunt, argue that and demand their release. Even better, is there nothing stopping you from outing what was taken? If a search warrant was done at my house and the police took a bunch of worthless old magazines and the state wanted to keep it secret, me and my lawyers would be showing the world. Sorry, you can keep having it both ways. The conspiracy argument is all that you got.
Because the affidavit is a one sided document. How can they agree to release something that may be filled with lies.
Agree with 1049. I can't imagine the falshoods contained in that motion.
not surprising that their's no comments about DeSantis uncovering huge election fraud in soFla
libs conveniently forget that Trump had a standing order to declassify. DID GARLAND INCLUDE THAT? Blows away the entire thing.This is all kabuki.
@1126
"Huge election fraud"? 20 people were arrested in a state of over 21 million people. That's literally less than one in a million.
And as far as I am aware, none of those 20 people are alleged to have done anything more than simply to vote in their own name. They are reportedly felons who voted without first having their voting rights restored. 20 votes. That's it.
Get a grip.
@143 - https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/trumps-dubious-standing-order-to-declassify-documents/
Nice try 1:59
The Columbia Journalism Review described Media Bias/Fact Check as an amateur attempt at categorizing media bias and characterized their assessments as "subjective assessments [that] leave room for human biases, or even simple inconsistencies, to creep in".
@258 - ok, so, what part of what Fact Check said was untrue/incorrect on this issue?
Bolton's comments for a start.
Geez, why should that SW affidavit be treated differently? If the investigation is ongoing, you don't unseal it, period. Let's take politics out of it, and use the degrees we all hopefully earned...
Moron
David
Sorry to see what has happened to your Blog.
Looks like it's " ride the whirlwind" for the foreseeable future.
Thoughts and Prayers.
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