(The Center Square) – Judge Bruce Reinhart on Monday released an order rejecting the Department of Justice’s argument that the affidavit used to justify a raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence should remain entirely sealed, moving the document one step closer to potentially being released.
The federal government now has until Thursday to propose redactions and make any other arguments as to why the document should not be made public.
“It is a foundational principle of American law that judicial proceedings should be open to the public,” said Reinhart, who also authorized the original search of the Mar-A-Lago property that was met with controversy and backlash.
The federal government argued that unsealing the affidavit would threaten its investigation into Trump. Reinhardt did acknowledge the legitimacy of that claim.
“There is a significant likelihood that unsealing the Affidavit would harm legitimate privacy interests by directly disclosing the identity of the affiant as well as providing evidence that could be used to identify witnesses,” he wrote. “As discussed above, these disclosures could then impede the ongoing investigation through obstruction of justice and witness intimidation or retaliation. This factor weighs in favor of sealing.”
Reinhardt said partially unsealing could be a good middle ground.
“Particularly given the intense public and historical interest in an unprecedented search of a former President’s residence, the Government has not yet shown that these administrative concerns are sufficient to justify sealing,” he wrote. “I therefore reject the Government’s argument that the present record justifies keeping the entire Affidavit under seal.”
The federal government also argued that the redactions in the document to allow for its unsealing would make it useless to the public. Reinhardt said that may in fact be the case and asked the federal government to propose redactions this week.
“In its Response, the Government asked that I give it an opportunity to propose redactions if I declined to seal the entire Affidavit. I granted that request and gave the Government a deadline of noon on Thursday, August 25, 2022,” the order reads. “Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that by the deadline, the Government shall file under seal a submission addressing possible redactions and providing any additional evidence or legal argument that the Government believes relevant to the pending Motions to Unseal.”
“The federal government argued that unsealing the affidavit would threaten its investigation into Trump. Reinhardt did acknowledge the legitimacy of that claim.” ,,,,Wrong, what it will do is reveal who signed the Unconstitutional warrants, where this fake investigation debacle began, and prevent the Democrat controlled FBI leadership from determining the outcomes of the fall elections, just like they did by hiding Hunter’s laptop in 2020. After two failed impeachments, and now a Faux Jan 6th dog and pony show that only served to take attention off the real perpetrators of the real political crimes, who accused Trump of doing exactly what they were committing all along, maybe now we can save THE PEOPLE all the social anguish and division and go straight to the people who deceived us, and hold their feet to the fire who must not pass go, but go directly to jail for their monopoly game of Thrones, whose when truth is revealed always turns out to be another tactical toilet.
IF the fbi and everyone else HAS TO GET A JUDGE TO SIGN OFF On the warrant in the first place, thoes SAME JUDGES SHOULD HAVE THE power to dictate that the Affidavits and the warrant itself, be PUBLICLY Released!!
Department of Justice’s argument that the affidavit used to justify a raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence should remain entirely sealed, (Secret)
Another example of this corrupt socialist Democrat ruled justice department. The FBI has become a political weapon of the Democrat Party, The public school system has become a political indoctrination system for the treasonous, immoral, demonic Democrats.
U.S. Democrat Party ruled public schools and college campuses have been making “snowflakes” out of students and turning them into emotional and over-sensitive wrecks for years. Now when these Snowflake Democrats confront any kind of opposition or difference of opinions that comes their way, they try to destroy anybody or anything that they don’t agree with. This is typical Democrat Party cult insanity.
Now these “Snowflake Democrats have become fused into every aspect of the government.