A federal magistrate in Florida will hold a hearing Thursday and decide whether or not to make public the probable cause affidavit used to justify the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart signed off on the FBI search warrant of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and will preside over the hearing on Thursday.
This hearing comes on the heels of requests by media organizations, seeking to unseal the underlying affidavit the Justice Department submitted when it asked for the Mar-a-Lago search warrant.
Trump’s attorney claims that documents seized during the raid were declassified and not subject to special safeguarding requirements.
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the Justice Department, including the FBI, saying its unprecedented raid of his Palm Beach home was a “sneak attack” that has left Americans “angry, hurt, and greatly embarrassed.”
“America has never suffered this kind of ABUSE in Law Enforcement!” Trump said on social media.
“For the FBI to RAID the home of the 45(th) President of the United States, or any President for that matter, is totally unheard of and unthinkable,” he continued. “This Break In was a sneak attack on democracy (our Republic!), and was both unannounced and done at a time when the President was not even present.”
During a scheduled press conference last Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Garland addressed the execution of the search warrant at former President Trump’s home.
“I personally approved to seek a search warrant in this matter,” said Garland. “The search warrant was authorized by a federal court upon the required, finding of probable, cause.”
“The Department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president’s public confirmation with the search, the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter,” Garland told reporters.
“The department does not take such decision lightly Where possible, it is a standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope<‘ Garland added.
“Let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the FBI and Justice Department agents and prosecutors. I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked, The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants,” said Garland.
“Every day they protect the American people from violent crime terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves, I am honored to work alongside them. This is all I can say right now. More information will be made available in the appropriate way,” concluded Garland.
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