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AP Photo/Morry Gash The federal magistrate who signed off on the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago has now set a hearing on whether the affidavit used to establish probable cause will be released. Judge Bruce Reinhardt, who has his own checkered history , will hear arguments on Thursday where the government will continue to argue secrecy must be maintained.
Donald Trump called for the release of the affidavit on Monday, insisting it would provide much-needed transparency about what had transpired. At the same time, DOJ officials provided a laundry list of reasons why the document must be kept under wraps. South Florida US Attorney Juan Gonzalez and Justice Department counterintelligence chief Jay Bratt said in a court filing that publishing the document would reveal cooperating witnesses and violate required grand jury secrecy. “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 prosecutors wrote. The authorities also said, “The fact that this investigation implicates highly classified materials further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the investigation.” The DOJ’s completely earned lack of credibility makes these excuses ring hollow. Is the argument that names can’t be redacted? It also doesn’t make much sense that showing the probable cause of the raid would “serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation.” If the investigation is legitimate, then who cares if the public is made aware of what charges are being pursued? Either the evidence exists or it doesn’t. Right now, it feels a whole lot like it doesn’t and that the DOJ is trying to hide how weak its case is.
Then there’s the nod to classified material being the issue, which will never cease […]
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