DOJ Opposes Release of Affidavit in Trump Search, Citing Probe

The Justice Department said Monday it opposes the release of an FBI affidavit justifying a search warrant used to remove documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida last week.

While DOJ had asked the court to release the search warrant itself last week, the department said in a filing that the affidavit “presents a very different set of considerations.”

“There remain compelling reasons, including to protect the integrity of an ongoing law enforcement investigation that implicates national security, that support keeping the affidavit sealed,” according to the filing in federal court in West Palm Beach.

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