FBI boosts security; GOP wants Mar-a-Lago search details: live updates
The Department of Justice said releasing the affidavit supporting the FBI search warrant for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago would harm the investigation.
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The Department of Justice said releasing the affidavit supporting the FBI search warrant for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago would harm the investigation.
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Monday said it opposes unsealing the affidavit that prosecutors used to obtain a federal judge’s approval to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, where they seized classified documents. “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its
And Trump himself is casting doubt about a recent attack on an FBI building, saying the attacker wanted to make MAGA supporters look bad.
Following the Aug. 8, 2022 search of Mar-a-lago, the man made threats to FBI agents, FBI director Christopher Wray and the CEO of messaging service Gab.
Republicans have intensified calls to release the affidavit, but the department said this would “compromise future investigative steps” and likely end co-operation with witnesses.