The affidavit from the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago would shed more light on what brought federal agents to the Florida property, and the Justice Department has already said it was not involved. comfortable with it being made public.
“The affidavit would serve as a roadmap for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely development,” prosecutors said earlier this week, adding, “Disclosure of the affidavit of the Government at this stage would also likely impede future cooperation of witnesses, whose assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses, as well as in other high-profile investigations.
Trump meanwhile called for it to be made public, writing on his Truth Social platform, “There is no way to justify the unannounced Mar-a-Lago raid.”
“I demand the immediate release of the completely unredacted affidavit regarding this horrific and shocking BREAK-IN,” he said.
But making the document public may not be the best decision for him. A former senior Justice Department official told the Washington Post that these types of affidavits generally misrepresent the ownership of anyone being searched. “There is no exculpatory information. It’s never a good story for the defendant,” the person said.
Key events
Joe Biden’s low approval ratings and high national inflation are worrying Democratic candidates ahead of November’s midterm elections. As Joan E Greve of the Guardian reports, the party hopes a training strategy will change its fortunes:
Democrats knew going into this midterm campaign season that they would have their work cut out for them. History shows that the president’s party typically loses House seats in midterm elections, and Joe Biden’s approval rating has been under water for nearly a year.
But that doesn’t mean the Democrats are giving up. Despite bleak forecasts of a Republican midterm bombardment, Democratic groups doubled down on candidate rosters to contest the ballot in November. Party leaders expressed hope that teaching these candidates how to tailor a campaign message to the concerns of their communities and execute a successful voter turnout can help Democrats limit their losses this fall.
Voters in Wyoming ousted fiercely anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney from her House seat in Tuesday’s primary, and Martin Pengelly reports that she took the unusual step of releasing her concession voicemail, after her opponent claimed that Cheney did not admit defeat:
Liz Cheney has released her call for a concession to Harriet Hageman, after the Trump-backed Republican who won Wyoming’s US House primary on Tuesday told Fox News that her rival had made ‘no kind of concession or anything. either else”.
Cheney gave a recording of the call to Politico. In it, she said, “Hi, Harriet, it’s Liz Cheney calling. It’s about 8:13 a.m. [pm] Tuesday 16. I call you to concede the election and congratulate you on the victory. Thanks.”
Hageman defeated three-term congressman Cheney in a landslide.
Cheney’s work as vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee and her opposition to Donald Trump sealed her fate in Wyoming, a dark red state once represented by her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney .
The affidavit from the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago would shed more light on what brought federal agents to the Florida property, and the Justice Department has already said it was not involved. comfortable with it being made public.
“The affidavit would serve as a roadmap for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely development,” prosecutors said earlier this week, adding, “Disclosure of the affidavit of the Government at this stage would also likely impede future cooperation of witnesses, whose assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses, as well as in other high-profile investigations.
Trump meanwhile called for it to be made public, writing on his Truth Social platform, “There is no way to justify the unannounced Mar-a-Lago raid.”
“I demand the immediate release of the completely unredacted affidavit regarding this horrific and shocking BREAK-IN,” he said.
But making the document public may not be the best decision for him. A former senior Justice Department official told the Washington Post that these types of affidavits generally misrepresent the ownership of anyone being searched. “There is no exculpatory information. It’s never a good story for the defendant,” the person said.
Judge must decide whether to release more details of Mar-a-Lago’s search
Hello, readers of the American political blog. Later today, a federal magistrate will hold a hearing to consider releasing the affidavit that sparked the FBI’s search for donald trump‘s Mar-a-Lago Resort, which would offer more details about what federal agents were looking for. Trump has publicly called for the document to be made public, while the Justice Department has opposed it, arguing it would jeopardize their investigation. The hearing will be held at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
This isn’t all the Trump-related news we can expect today:
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Allen Weisselbergthe former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty to tax evasion charges in a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Counting of ballots in the race to fill the open seat of the Alaska House of Representatives continues, with the Democrat Marie Peltola leading Republicans, including Sarah Pallinbut the final result will not be known until the end of the month.
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Joe Biden is on vacation in Delaware, while Congress is on vacation.