The FBI’s affidavit justifies a search warrant for the seizure of classified documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida residence. On the 15th, the Justice Department expressed opposition to the disclosure of the document.
Last week, the Justice Department asked the court to release the search warrant itself, but the affidavit “points up a whole different consideration,” it said in a petition to federal court in West Palm Beach, Massachusetts. “There are compelling reasons to support nondisclosure of affidavits,” he said, including “to protect the integrity of ongoing law enforcement investigations involving national security.”
The affidavit, which is usually the road map for an investigation, “contains highly sensitive information regarding multiple witnesses, including those interviewed by the government,” the Justice Department said.
The conservative group Judicial Watch and some media outlets have demanded the disclosure of all documents related to the raids that led to the seizure of confidential documents from a total of 11 groups. gone.
Alina Hubba, a lawyer for Trump, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
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