WEST PALM BEACH, Florida ¨C A U.S. judge on Thursday said he is leaning toward releasing some of the evidence presented by the U.S. Justice Department to justify its search of former U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s Florida home last week, in a case pitting news organizations against federal prosecutors.
Despite objections by the Justice Department, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he believes ¡°there are portions of the affidavit that could be unsealed,¡± referring to the sworn statement laying out the evidence for why there was probable cause to search Trump¡¯s Mar-a-Lago resort.
He ordered the Justice Department to file a redacted version of the affidavit under seal by noon next Thursday, but said prosecutors will be given the opportunity to appeal if they don¡¯t agree with his proposed version.
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