The search warrant for Trump's Mar-a-Lago was sealed.
The searchattracted little or no public attention while it was happening.
The DOJ argued that Trump's confirmation of the raid made it necessary to unseal it.
The search warrant and other records related to the raid of Mar-a-Lago, the South Florida home of former President Donald Trump, were requested by the Justice Department.
In light of the former president's public confirmation of the search, the Justice Department took an unusual step, according to Attorney General Garland. The attorney general confirmed that he personally signed off on the pursuit of a warrant.
The Justice Department asked a judge in South Florida to unseal the warrant and an inventory of items seized from Trump's property in a search that focused on the former president's handling.
Pressure from Trump's Republican allies for the Justice Department to release more information about the search of a former president's home led to the unsealing request. The Justice Department was able to defy its longstanding policy against making public statements about investigations. The circumstances surrounding the search of Mar-a-Lago deserved an exception.
Most of our work is done out of public view. He said that they do that to protect the rights of all Americans. "Federal law, longstanding department rules, and our ethical obligations prevent me from providing further details as to the basis of the search at this time."
He said that he wanted you to know certain points. The decision to seek a search warrant was approved by me. The department takes such decisions very seriously.
The Justice Department asked a judge to unseal records related to the Mar-a-Lago search. The judge who approved the search warrant gave the Justice Department until 3 pm Friday to advise if the former president objected to the unsealing request.
The warrant was approved on the Friday before the search of Mar-a-Lago. The public will be able to see the inventory of items seized from Mar-a-Lago, but it will be blacked out.
The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago that the former president excoriated as a "weaponization of the Justice System" was a factor in the Justice Department's decision to unseal the records. A lawyer for Trump, Christina Bobb, confirmed after the search that the FBI removed about a dozen boxes and provided a search warrant indicating that agents were investigating possible violations of the Presidential Records Act.
The DOJ said in the motion that it gave former President Trump's counsel notice at the time of the warrant's initial execution. The search attracted little or no public attention as it was taking place.
The Justice Department said that former President Trump acknowledged the execution of the warrant later that day. The search warrant and related materials have been the subject of a lot of attention from news media organizations.
Trump accused the Justice Department and the FBI of "prosecutorial misconduct" and "political persecution" in his public statement about the raid.
The federal government went the way of the Gestapo, according to Sen. Rick Scott.
The governor of Maryland said the "unprecedented circumstances" of the Mar-a-Lago search required "unprecedented transparency and accountability" from the government.
Hogan called on the Biden administration to release the documents authorizing the FBI search.
The search was kept secret and Trump suggested that the FBI was planting evidence.
The former president's representatives received a copy of the search warrant and the manifest of items that were seized.
The former president's decision on whether to greenlight or object to the release of those records now rests in his lap.
Business Insider has an article on it.
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