CAFE Insider 8/30: "Are We Off Base?"

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🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down DOJ’s unsealed, heavily-redacted affidavit in support of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant and a memorandum of law explaining the redactions. Did DOJ present a strong case that there was probable cause to believe that the FBI would find evidence relating to a potential crime at Mar-a-Lago? Why did DOJ make so many redactions to the affidavit? And does former President Donald Trump have strong arguments to challenge the search? In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The letter that Trump’s lawyer sent to DOJ to persuade prosecutors to stop the investigation into his alleged mishandling of presidential documents; – The order in which a federal judge signaled willingness to grant Trump’s request for the court to appoint a special master to review the seized documents; – DOJ’s request for permission to file an extra-long brief in response to Trump’s claims; and – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s investigation into the potential national security risks arising from the disclosure of information contained in the seized documents. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, try the membership for one month for $1.00: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: In re Sealed Search Warrant, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, United States' sealed, ex parte memorandum of law regarding proposed redactions, 8/25/22 In the Matter of the Search of: Locations Within the Premises to Be Searched In Attachment A, affidavit in support of an application under rule 41 for a warrant to search and seize, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 8/5/22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, this week there's big news relating to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search, a judge unsealed
0:09.0	a heavily-redacted version of DOJ's affidavit in support of the search warrant, also unsealed
0:14.9	where DOJ's memorandum of law explaining the redactions in the affidavit and a letter
0:19.4	that Trump's lawyer sent to DOJ in an effort to persuade them to stop the investigation
0:24.4	into Trump's alleged mishandling of presidential documents.
0:27.5	Meanwhile, Trump is continuing to challenge the search in court.
0:31.5	A federal judge in Florida has signaled that she might appoint an independent third party
0:35.9	to examine the seized documents.
0:37.9	However, in a recent court filing, DOJ says that investigators have already reviewed the
0:42.2	documents.
0:43.4	Joyce Fance and I discuss all of this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:48.2	Today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tune.
0:51.9	To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the membership
0:57.0	for just $1 for one month.
0:59.4	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
1:03.0	That's cafe.com slash insider.
1:05.9	We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.
1:16.1	The more important issue is what was the probable cause in support of the application for
1:20.2	search warrant and after a lot of drama.
1:23.6	The search warrant affidavit was in part unsealed or I guess a redacted version was unsealed.
1:28.5	And a memorandum relating to the need for redactions was also unsealed.
1:34.4	Both of those documents super heavily redacted.
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