Major media companies seek release of affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search warrant

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Major media companies set to seek release of affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search warrant

— Attorneys for many of the nation's largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents toThe Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CBS and the other broadcast TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E.

Justice Department attorneys argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump's handling of"highly classified material" is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive information about witnesses. "Should the Court order partial unsealing of the affidavit, the government respectfully requests an opportunity to provide the Court with proposed redactions," the Justice Department also said.

In January, officials from the National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of presidential records from Mar-a-Lago, some of which contained classified information. In July, a to investigators that all classified material had been handed over to the National Archives.

 

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