A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to send him a redacted version of the affidavit used to obtain a search warrant of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, and he seemed to be leaning towards releasing at least parts of it despite prosecutors' objections that it contains
The Road to Majority conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. The file is labeled "Mark Humphrey."
The DOJ was given a deadline to submit a redacted affidavit for unsealing.
The affidavit contains witness testimony that was used to get the search warrant.
Multiple media outlets have asked the court to release the affidavit, citing substantial public interest and historical significance, but the DOJ argued releasing it would serve as a road map to the government's ongoing investigation.
The DOJ did not say if it would appeal the order that it prepare a redacted version of the affidavit.
FBI agents went to Mar-a-Lago to break into Trump's safe to seize documents. The warrant and property receipt were made public last week. There were 11 boxes of documents taken from Mar-a-Lago as part of a probe into a possible violation of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice. Trump claimed that his attorneys and representatives were fully cooperating with the investigation after the raid.
The Mar-A-Lago search warrant needs to be made public.
The Mar-a-Lago search affidavit will be heard on Thursday.
Trump said that FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago in an "unannounced raid".
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