- Justice Department on Friday released redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago raid
- In a sign of huge public interest, a Florida judge ordered its release a day earlier
- But he allowed officials to black out sections to protect witnesses and agents
- On Wednesday, President Joe Biden told reporters he we never tipped off about the FBI’s raid
- He said on Friday that it would be up to the DOJ to determine if Trump compromised national security
- AG Merrick Garland signed off on the extraordinary move
- Jean-Pierre said White House lawyers ‘deferred’ to archivists and DOJ
- Former President Trump had returned 15 boxes of material to the archives
- FBI agents seized additional boxes in August during the controversial raid
The AFFIDAVIT has been released!! #AFFADAVIT https://t.co/JKZfEy2DLj
— Progress NOW (@INeed11kVotes) August 26, 2022