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(77WABC) — Former President Donald Trump is pushing for the full, unredacted release of the affidavit that led to the search warrant for his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart — an Obama appointee — ordered justice department officials to suggest redactions to the document by next Thursday. Trump and his supporters have believed the FBI and Justice Department are biased against the former president, saying that the bureau improperly surveilled his 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump separately posted on Truth Social, his social media platform, calling for the “immediate release” of the unredacted affidavit, citing the need for transparency. He also called for Reinhart to recuse himself from the case without giving a clear reason.
If the government and judge decline to release the full document, it will allow Trump and his allies to claim federal law enforcement is hiding something, which may further fuel public distrust of the agencies.
