![]() ![]() In the unsealing filing by CNN and the other outlets with the court, they pointed to “the historic importance of these events.” Garland said Thursday that he would not be “providing further details as to the basis of the search at this time.” The department also declined to comment on why it is not seeking to unseal the affidavits. In remarks announcing the request, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is seeking the release of the “search warrant and property receipt” from the FBI’s search.īut there are other documents that prosecutors file with federal courts when seeking search warrant, including affidavits from investigators laying out why they believe that there is probable cause that a crime was committed and that evidence of that crime existed in recent days at the site where the search was sought. The request was filed after the Justice Department submitted its own request with the federal court to unseal certain warrant materials. Specifically, CNN and the other outlets are asking for the US District Court in the Southern District of Florida to unseal the entire record filed with the court, including all probable cause affidavits filed in support of the search warrant. (Terry Renna/AP)ĬNN, joined by the Washington Post, NBC News and Scripps, asked a court on Thursday to unseal documents connected to the FBI search of former President Trump’s Florida residence this week – including documents not covered by the Justice Department’s own bid to unseal a selection of the warrant materials. Police direct traffic outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, August 8, in Palm Beach, Florida. A source says Trump and his legal team have not yet decided how to respond to the DOJ's motion to unseal the warrant. What Trump's attorneys are saying: In a pair of posts to Truth Social following Garland's statement, Trump continued to claim that his attorneys were "cooperating fully" and had developed "very good relationships" with federal investigators prior to the search.FBI Director Christopher Wray sent a message to employees, saying their "safety and security" are a "primary concern." Violent rhetoric: In his remarks, Garland also addressed "unfounded attacks on the Justice Department agents and prosecutors," in the wake of the search in Florida and an attempted breach of the FBI’s field office in Cincinnati on Thursday.But it also sometimes has an attachment, which typically will list the laws that the DOJ has probable cause to believe were violated. The second document is the inventory or the receipt which describes the items that were removed. What could be in the unsealed documents: CNN's legal analyst Elie Honig said the warrant typically will list logistical information: place to be searched, a general description of items to be searched for, the name of the judge, a deadline by which the DOJ has to execute the search.He said the department "does not take such a decision lightly." Garland's decision: The attorney general said he "personally approved" the decision to seek a warrant for the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago.5 "upon the required finding of probable cause." He said copies of the warrant were given to Trump's attorneys who were at Mar-a-Lago when the search happened on Aug. About the warrant: Garland said the warrant for federal agents to search Trump's house was authorized by a federal court on Aug.The search on Monday was an escalation of the investigation. Investigators subpoenaed NARA for access to the classified documents retrieved from the property in May 2022 and visited Trump's attorneys in June when they asked them to secure the room where the documents were. Earlier this year, officials from the National Archives and Records Administration, known as NARA, recovered 15 boxes of presidential documents from Mar-a-Lago. Some background on the investigation: The Justice Department inquiry is about documents that Trump removed from the White House as his term was ending in January 2021. Garland's remarks on Thursday follow days of silence from the Justice Department with regard to the search, as is the department’s normal practice for ongoing investigations. The news comes days after the FBI executed the search warrant as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, some classified. Trump and his legal team now have until Friday to respond. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Īttorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department has filed a motion requesting the search warrant and property receipt for former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property be unsealed. ![]() Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers statements at the Department of Justice on August 11. ![]()
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