Judge Asks DOJ To Submit Redacted Affidavit From Mar-A-Lago Search
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge Asks DOJ To Submit Redacted Affidavit From Mar-A-Lago Search

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge on Thursday told prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents to redact sensitive portions of the affidavit justifying the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home so that the judge can release it to the public without jeopardizing the ongoing investigation. Prosecutors’ request to seal the warrant and accompanying documents stated “there is good cause because the integrity of the ongoing investigation might be compromised, and evidence might be destroyed.” That application, the motion to seal and Reinhart’s order granting that request were all dated Aug. 5, a Friday, with the search taking place on Monday, three days later. Earlier this week, prosecutors argued in a filing that releasing the affidavit would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.” “As the court is aware from its review of the affidavit, it contains, among other critically important and detailed investigative facts: highly sensitive information about witnesses, including witnesses interviewed by the government; specific investigative techniques; and information required by law to be kept under seal,” the filing stated. Monday’s filing was in response to a continuing request by a number of news organizations and others, such as the pro-Trump Judicial Watch, for all the material related to the search, including the probable cause affidavit, which is typically a synopsis of evidence already collected that explains why prosecutors believe a search warrant is justified.

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Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search
6 months ago

Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge presiding over his classified documents case to prevent prosecutors from using as evidence boxes of records seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. The arguments marked the conclusion of a three-day hearing in which prosecutors and defense lawyers have sparred over topics ranging from the …

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates struck a paragraph from the indictment on Monday but denied a defense request to dismiss some of the charges. Defense lawyers said the paragraph was prejudicial because it was not connected to any crime charged in the indictment, which …

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

NPR  

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial has delayed the start of the case indefinitely. Sponsor Message Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench when Trump was president, had originally …

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed

NPR  

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida has denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss charges against him in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. In their motion, Trump's lawyers asserted that the former president …

Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump's aide are due back in court in the classified documents case
1 year, 4 months ago

Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump's aide are due back in court in the classified documents case

The Independent  

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Trump hit with new charges for working with Mar-a-Lago aides to delete security footage
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump hit with new charges for working with Mar-a-Lago aides to delete security footage

Raw Story  

According to CNN, former President Donald Trump has been hit with a superseding indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, along with his body man Walt Nauta and maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira, reported the network on Thursday. The indictment alleges that the three of them plotted to delete security footage from the premises, as part of a plot to …

Surveillance of Mar-a-Lago liquor tunnel was key to Trump's document 'shell game': DOJ
1 year, 5 months ago

Surveillance of Mar-a-Lago liquor tunnel was key to Trump's document 'shell game': DOJ

Raw Story  

According to the partially unredacted indictment filed against Donald Trump that led to a 37-count felony case in Florida, the Department of Justice's concerns that the former president was hiding documents was confirmed by surveillance video from a camera that documented comings and goings in a tunnel used to transport liquor. As the Guardian's Hugo Lowell reported on Thursday, a …

Prosecutors knew Trump was hiding more documents thanks to Mar-a-Lago CCTV tapes
1 year, 5 months ago

Prosecutors knew Trump was hiding more documents thanks to Mar-a-Lago CCTV tapes

The Independent  

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US Justice Dept reveals more info about Trump Mar-a-Lago search
1 year, 5 months ago

US Justice Dept reveals more info about Trump Mar-a-Lago search

Al Jazeera  

A federal judge in Florida declined a media request to un-redact the entire affidavit justifying the Mar-a-Lago search. The United States justice department has released more information about the affidavit used to justify the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022. The affidavit offered justification for the search warrant used to seize documents from the Mar-a-Lago …

In Trump case, Justice Dept. unseals previously blacked-out portions from search warrant application
1 year, 5 months ago

In Trump case, Justice Dept. unseals previously blacked-out portions from search warrant application

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday disclosed some of the previously blacked-out portions of a warrant application it submitted last year to gain authorization to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida property for classified documents. A magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, declined to order the Justice Department to unseal the search warrant affidavit in its entirety but did require prosecutors …

What to know about Trump’s appearance in federal court in Miami to face felony charges
1 year, 6 months ago

What to know about Trump’s appearance in federal court in Miami to face felony charges

Associated Press  

Donald Trump made a first appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Here’s a look at the charges, the special counsel’s investigation and how Trump’s case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents: WHAT HAPPENED IN …

GOP Rushes To Trump's Defense After He Is Indicted For A Second Time
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP Rushes To Trump's Defense After He Is Indicted For A Second Time

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Top Republican lawmakers and even some presidential candidates rushed to the defense of former President Donald Trump after he was indicted by the Department of Justice over his mishandling of classified documents pertaining to the nation’s top national security secrets. The Department of Justice has yet to unveil the charges and lay out the evidence against Trump, …

What is classified documents case in which Donald Trump has been indicted
1 year, 6 months ago

What is classified documents case in which Donald Trump has been indicted

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in Justice Department history. Here's a look at the charges, the special counsel's investigation and how Trump's case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents: WHAT ARE THE CHARGES? …

Special counsel Jack Smith says he'll seek "speedy trial" for Trump in documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

Special counsel Jack Smith says he'll seek "speedy trial" for Trump in documents case

CBS News  

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith said Friday that his office will seek a "speedy trial" for former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted on 37 counts related to sensitive documents recovered from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after he left the White House. Smith's statement came hours after the Justice Department unsealed the 44-page federal indictment, which alleged …

Donald Trump indicted on federal charges in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

Donald Trump indicted on federal charges in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

Salon  

According to various media reports — and Donald Trump's social media posts — the former president was indicted Thursday on federal charges filed by special counsel Jack Smith's office, after a yearlong investigation into whether Trump had illegally retained national security documents at Mar-a-Lago and then obstructed investigators' efforts to recover them Although an indictment was widely expected to occur …

Trump attorney kept incriminating notes about classified documents — and prosecutors have them
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump attorney kept incriminating notes about classified documents — and prosecutors have them

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyer told the former president he could not hold onto classified materials after he was ordered to hand them over, and federal prosecutors have proof. Attorney Evan Corcoran found about 40 classified documents in the storage room at Mar-a-Lago last June but told the Justice Department that no further materials were at the private residence, which later was …

Special counsel investigating Trump Org's handling of Mar-a-Lago security tapes: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Special counsel investigating Trump Org's handling of Mar-a-Lago security tapes: report

Raw Story  

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is now investigating how the Trump Organization handled surveillance tapes from his Mar-a-Lago country club as part of the probe into classified documents illegally stashed on the property, reported CNN on Wednesday. "The handling of the footage, and how employees within the Trump Organization responded to the Justice Department’s demand for it, have prompted …

DOJ warrant cites fresh evidence Trump may have moved his documents around to hide them after FBI searches
1 year, 8 months ago

DOJ warrant cites fresh evidence Trump may have moved his documents around to hide them after FBI searches

Raw Story  

The Washington Post reported Sunday afternoon that more evidence might have become available to prove obstructions of justice for the theft of the government documents taken back to Mar-a-Lago. "The additional evidence comes as investigators have used emails and text messages from a former Trump aide to help understand key moments last year," the report explained, citing the sources. The …

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case
1 year, 8 months ago

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Salon  

There was already a strong case against former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, in the form of evidence that he intentionally concealed over 100 classified and top-secret government documents, even after he was repeatedly asked and even subpoenaed to return them. They plan to ask Corcoran about his conversations with Trump regarding the May subpoena for documents, …

Trump lawyer ordered to turn over Mar-a-Lago case documents
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer ordered to turn over Mar-a-Lago case documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president’s retention of classified records at his Florida estate. But the details appear to correspond with a secret fight before a lower court judge over whether Trump lawyer M. Evan Corcoran …

Trump Lawyer Ordered To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Case Documents
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump Lawyer Ordered To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Case Documents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president’s retention of classified records at his Florida estate. But the details appear to correspond with a secret fight before a lower court judge over whether Trump lawyer …

Trump lawyer must hand over materials related to classified documents case, court says
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer must hand over materials related to classified documents case, court says

LA Times  

Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran drafted a statement before the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last year claiming that a “diligent search” for classified documents had been conducted. A federal appeals court on Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors any records related to the former president’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate. But the …

DOJ asks judge to hold Trump's office in contempt of court over classified documents: report
2 years ago

DOJ asks judge to hold Trump's office in contempt of court over classified documents: report

Raw Story  

On Thursday, The Washington Postreported that Justice Department prosecutors are asking a federal judge to hold former President Donald Trump's office in contempt of court, following the discovery of new classified documents stashed at a Trump property despite his legal team's repeated assurances they had already handed over all such material. "In recent days, Justice Department lawyers have asked U.S. …

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case
2 years, 1 month ago

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was entitled to challenge an FBI search of his Florida estate or to have an independent arbiter review documents that were seized from the home. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, including two Trump appointees, repeatedly suggested Trump …

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for Donald Trump are at odds over whether the former president can assert executive privilege over documents seized from his Florida estate to shield them from investigators and over whether he can treat the records as his own personal belongings. Justice Department investigators want broad access to the documents as they consider whether …

Trump claims classified documents automatically became his property by taking them to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump claims classified documents automatically became his property by taking them to Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys argued this week that he automatically designated government documents as personal property just by taking them to his home at Mar-a-Lago. IN OTHER NEWS: ‘Very sad thing to watch’: Trump fumes over Arizona election as Kari Lake continues to trail Katie Hobbs When agents searched the Mar-a-Lago resort on August 8, they found material so sensitive that …

New questions raised over how Trump's Mar-a-Lago case ended up in the hands of Judge Aileen Cannon
2 years, 2 months ago

New questions raised over how Trump's Mar-a-Lago case ended up in the hands of Judge Aileen Cannon

Raw Story  

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, more and more legal experts and observers are questioning the sequence of unusual events that led to Donald Trump's legal battle with the Department of Justice over the search and seizure of government documents he took with him to his Mar-a-Lago resort ended up under the watchful eye of one …

Mar-a-Lago logs inadvertently posted on court website — show few seized docs were privileged: report
2 years, 2 months ago

Mar-a-Lago logs inadvertently posted on court website — show few seized docs were privileged: report

Raw Story  

Bloomberg News correspondent Zoe Tillman scored a major scoop on Tuesday when she reported that under-seal Mar-a-Lago search documents were posted online. "The thousands of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home included a mix of government, business and personal affairs, including analysis about who should get a pardon, call notes marked with a presidential seal, retainer agreements …

Trump lashes out over Mar-a-Lago raid as DoJ says special master ruling is slowing their probe
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump lashes out over Mar-a-Lago raid as DoJ says special master ruling is slowing their probe

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has lashed out once again over the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, as the Justice Department seeks to expedite its appeal challenging the special master appointed to review records seized in the search. Donald Trump has lashed out once again over the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, as the Justice Department seeks to expedite its appeal challenging the special master …

“Trump’s worst day ever”: Appeals court says Mar-a-Lago judge “abused” discretion by backing Trump
2 years, 3 months ago

“Trump’s worst day ever”: Appeals court says Mar-a-Lago judge “abused” discretion by backing Trump

Salon  

An appeals court on Wednesday said that Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon "abused" her discretion by barring the FBI from continuing its criminal investigation into classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. The court also noted that the Justice Department argued that Cannon's court "likely erred in exercising its jurisdiction to enjoin the United States' use of the classified records in …

Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge Tuesday unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, showing that agents earlier obtained a hard drive after issuing a subpoena for surveillance footage recorded inside Mar-a-Lago. A heavily redacted version of the affidavit was made public last month, but the Justice …

Trump can't act like 'Conan the Magnificent' and declare stolen documents unclassified: George Conway
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump can't act like 'Conan the Magnificent' and declare stolen documents unclassified: George Conway

Raw Story  

On CNN Monday, attorney George Conway demolished the arguments by former President Donald Trump's legal team arguing about the classification status of the documents seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago. "I also want to ask you a little bit more about this back and forth between the Justice Department and former President Trump's lawyer having to do the search of …

Trump lawyers reject Justice Department probe as ‘misguided’
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers reject Justice Department probe as ‘misguided’

Al Jazeera  

Former US president’s legal team says court freeze on government review of records seized at Mar-a-Lago should persist. Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s lawyers have rejected the US Department of Justice’s push to resume its review of documents seized from the former president’s home during an FBI search last month. The lawyers also questioned whether documents marked “classified” that were …

Seized Trump documents showed foreign nation’s nuclear capability
2 years, 3 months ago

Seized Trump documents showed foreign nation’s nuclear capability

Al Jazeera  

More than 11,000 government documents and photographs were seized when the FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI’s search last month of former US President Donald Trump’s Florida home, according to a report in the Washington Post. The FBI recovered more than 11,000 …

Trump calls FBI search of Mar-a-Lago a ‘travesty of justice’
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump calls FBI search of Mar-a-Lago a ‘travesty of justice’

Al Jazeera  

Former US president slams FBI raid, calls Joe Biden an ‘enemy of the state’ in his first public appearance since the search of Mar-a-Lago. Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the FBI’s raid on his Florida home as a “travesty of justice” as he made his first public appearance since the August 8 search. Trump slammed Biden’s address as …

Unsealed documents reveal new details from search of Trump’s home
2 years, 3 months ago

Unsealed documents reveal new details from search of Trump’s home

Al Jazeera  

The FBI says it seized empty folders with classified banners and top secret documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. FBI agents found dozens of folders with “classified” banners, some of which were empty, at former US President Donald Trump’s Florida home when they searched it last month, an unsealed inventory of the recovered materials shows. An affidavit released last week revealed …

Mar-a-Lago search inventory shows documents marked as classified mixed with clothes, gifts, press clippings
2 years, 3 months ago

Mar-a-Lago search inventory shows documents marked as classified mixed with clothes, gifts, press clippings

CNN  

CNN — US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday released a detailed inventory from the Mar-a-Lago search that the Justice Department previously filed under seal in court. RELATED: William Barr, on Fox, says there’s no legitimate reason for classified docs to be at Mar-a-Lago and doubts Trump declassified One box containing documents marked with confidential, secret and top secret classification …

A timeline of the investigation into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago docs
2 years, 3 months ago

A timeline of the investigation into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The search of former President Donald Trump’ s Mar-a-Lago club for classified documents and other government records may have come as a surprise to the public. FEB. 10, 2022 Trump’s Save America PAC released a statement insisting the return of the documents had been as “routine” and “no big deal.” Trump insisted the “papers were given easily and …

Donald Trump's lawyers say there is 'no cause for alarm' over FBI's investigation into classified documents
2 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump's lawyers say there is 'no cause for alarm' over FBI's investigation into classified documents

ABC  

Lawyers for former US president Donald Trump have downplayed the discovery of classified documents at his Florida home, telling a federal judge there was no "cause for alarm". Key points: Mr Trump's attorney says there is "no cause for alarm" The FBI seized more than 100 classified records from Mar-a-Lago in Mr Trump is calling for a special master to …

Secret files 'likely concealed' at Trump home to block FBI probe
2 years, 3 months ago

Secret files 'likely concealed' at Trump home to block FBI probe

The Hindu  

Top secret documents found at Donald Trump's Florida home were "likely concealed" to obstruct an FBI probe into the former president's potential mishandling of classified materials, the Department of Justice said in an explosive new court filing. Before the raid, the FBI uncovered "multiple sources of evidence" showing that "classified documents" remained at Mar-a-Lago, the filing says, despite the assertion …

Trump Freaks Out On Truth Social After More Mar-A-Lago Raid Details Are Made Public
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump Freaks Out On Truth Social After More Mar-A-Lago Raid Details Are Made Public

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump continued raging on his social media platform Wednesday, the morning after a Department of Justice court filing offered the most detailed look yet at the timeline leading up to the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago. In the 36 pages of its latest filing, the Department of Justice meticulously dismantled Trump’s legal arguments while providing …

'Astounding — I was floored': Former FBI official shocked by photos of documents Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 3 months ago

'Astounding — I was floored': Former FBI official shocked by photos of documents Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story  

On CNN Wednesday, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe reacted to the explosive Justice Department filing in former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the investigation into him, revealing for the first time a picture of large stacks of classified information that were recovered from the former president's Mar-a-Lago country club in Palm Beach, Florida. As part of this filing they …

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
2 years, 3 months ago

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. During a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by FBI and Justice Department officials, the document states, “Counsel for the …

DOJ releases photo of 'top secret' documents seized from Trump's home
2 years, 3 months ago

DOJ releases photo of 'top secret' documents seized from Trump's home

Raw Story  

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday released a photo of classified documents it retrieved from Donald Trump's Florida home earlier this month, the latest disclosure in its investigation into the former president's removal of secret government records from the White House following his 2020 election loss. The heavily redacted photo, which shows documents clearly marked "secret" and "top secret" sprawled …

Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
2 years, 3 months ago

Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday unsealed the FBI affidavit justifying the unprecedented search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The Archives referred the matter to the Justice Department on Feb. 9 after a preliminary review of the boxes found what they described as “a lot of classified records.” THE RECORDS INCLUDED TOP INTELLIGENCE SECRETS Agents who inspected the boxes …

Trump Hid Top Secret Documents Between Magazines, Newspapers When He Brought Them to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump Hid Top Secret Documents Between Magazines, Newspapers When He Brought Them to Mar-a-Lago

News 18  

Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday. No space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material, according to the court papers, which …

FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday. No space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material, according to the court …

FBI says Donald Trump combined top secret documents with magazines and personal correspondence
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI says Donald Trump combined top secret documents with magazines and personal correspondence

Raw Story  

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump mixed personal correspondence and magazines with classified documents, according to the FBI. The FBI raided his Palm Beach residence Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8 and found that 14 of the 15 boxes recovered from Trump's home contained multiple classified and top secret documents combined with magazines, personal correspondence and miscellaneous newspapers. Most of the affidavit was …

Former US Attorney explains why he's much more interested in the memo that's attached to the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
2 years, 3 months ago

Former US Attorney explains why he's much more interested in the memo that's attached to the Mar-a-Lago affidavit

Raw Story  

After the release this Friday of a redacted affidavit used to justify the Aug. 8 search at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg appeared on MSNBC and gave his thoughts on the details that stood out to him. Lastly, "you want to protect the privacy interests of individuals who may be mentioned in the affidavit but …

DOJ worried Trump's 'criminal confederates' might flee or tamper with evidence in Mar-A-Lago case
2 years, 3 months ago

DOJ worried Trump's 'criminal confederates' might flee or tamper with evidence in Mar-A-Lago case

Raw Story  

The Department of Justice wanted to keep the Mar-A-Lago affidavit sealed because investigators were concerned about tipping off additional suspects in the case. A federal judge ordered the affidavit supporting the search warrant to be unsealed, with redactions of sensitive material, and the document showed that investigators were concerned about revealing the scope of their probe and their sources of …

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