Trump has until Friday afternoon to decide to whether to fight the release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. His team is considering challenging the motion, per reports.

• The Mar-a-Lago search warrant has been sealed.

• The warrant can be released by Trump himself.

• The former president's team is considering outside counsel before making a decision.

The warrant that federal agents used to search Mar-a-Lago could be released by the former president. According to news reports, Trump and his allies are still deciding whether or not to fight the Department of Justice's motion to unseal the document.

Attorney General Garland said at the press conference that he was going to release the search warrant because of the publicity.

The New York Times reported that Trump's allies are discussing the possibility of challenging the release of the documents. The former president and his team have not made a decision, according to CNN. A source told the outlet that Trump's team might challenge the motion to unseal the warrant. His team is working with outside lawyers.

William Jeffress, a lawyer who once represented Richard Nixon, told Insider that he would not object to a client releasing the documents on their own. There are things that can be mitigated.

Jeffress said that releasing the items would not hurt his legal defense. It could hurt his effort to portray the search as baseless or abusive.

Many Republican lawmakers want an explanation from the Justice Department after the search was carried out and publicized by Trump. The Justice Department and FBI had not commented before Garland's announcement.

The raid was accused of being politically motivated by the former president and others. Even after Garland said he was going to have the search warrant released, there were still calls for transparency.

I'm looking for the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the search. The judge needed to authorize a raid on the former president's home within 90 days of the election. Lindsey Graham gave a statement to Insider. I want the DOJ and the FBI to explain why this course of action was necessary. The suspicion will keep growing until that is done.

The FBI's actions were defended by the move to have the warrant released, according to Garland.

He said that he wouldn't stand by silently when their integrity was attacked. The FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated public servants.

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