[THEEPOCHTIMES] The Justice Department has to respond to motions to unseal a warrant that triggered the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump
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’s Mar-a-Lago home, according to a magistrate judge who reportedly approved the search.
Judicial Watch and the Albany Times Union newspaper filed a motion to unseal the document earlier this week, which was granted by a judge in the case.
"On or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 15, 2022, the Government shall file a Response to the Motion to Unseal," wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Wednesday afternoon, referring to the Department of Justice.
The same judge who signed off on the search warrant. Remorse? Ass covering? Need to conform publicly to peer expectations? | "The response may be filed ex parte and under seal as necessary to avoid disclosing matters already under seal. In that event, the Government shall file a redacted Response in the public record. If it chooses, the Government may file a consolidated Response to all Motions to Seal," he wrote.
Neither the FBI nor Justice Department has issued public comments about the raid, which was first confirmed by Trump on Monday evening.
The FBI declined to comment when contacted by The Epoch Times, and the Justice Department has not responded to several requests for comment.
As for the White House, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe The Big Guy Biden
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was not aware of the raid before Trump’s announcement. Her claim was refuted by Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social.
"What I can tell you definitively and for sure, he was not aware of this," Jean-Pierre said of Biden. "Nobody at the White House was. Nobody was given a heads up and we did not know about what happened yesterday."
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