05/19/2024

DOJ submits proposed Trump raid affidavit redactions to judge

The U.S. government appeared to file proposed redactions to the sworn affidavit accompanying the FBI search warrant of Trump’s Mar-A-Lago property earlier this month.

The court docket notes a filing by the Department of Justice under seal. The department faced a noon E.T. deadline set by the judge.

The Justice Department has previously warned that releasing detailed information in the affidavit would jeopardize its ongoing investigation into documents stored on former President Donald Trump’s private property, and possibly endanger witnesses interviewed by the government.