Justice Dept. Files Motion To Unseal Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
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🗓️ 11 August 2022
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Summary
"The public's clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing," said a filing from the Department of Justice related to the search of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon, Attorney General Merrick Garland said he personally approved the warrant for the search, though it remains unclear when the warrant might be made public.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:06.6 | It is 4.36 pm on Thursday, August 11th, 2022. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm Ashley Lopez, I cover politics. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm Carrie Johnson, I cover the Justice Department. |
| 0:15.2 | And I'm Dominic Amundt, and I'm a senior political editor and correspondent. |
| 0:18.7 | We're here a little later than usual because Attorney General, Marik Garland, just spoke |
| 0:23.1 | about the FBI search earlier this week of Mar-a-Lago, the home of former President Donald Trump. |
| 0:29.0 | Mar-a-Lago wants the public to see that warrant. |
| 0:31.9 | The Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal |
| 0:36.5 | a search warrant and property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the FBI conducted |
| 0:42.7 | earlier this week. |
| 0:44.8 | That search was of premises located in Florida belonging to the former President. |
| 0:50.2 | The department's filing also says, quote, the public's clear and powerful interest in understanding |
| 0:55.6 | what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing, unquote. |
| 1:01.5 | Carrie, when do you think we could actually see the warrant? |
| 1:04.2 | Well, the Justice Department wanted to give Donald Trump a chance to object, and the |
| 1:08.8 | judge is apparently going to let that happen. |
| 1:10.6 | The judge has set the deadline for 3 pm Friday. |
| 1:14.1 | So the wheels of justice move kind of slowly. |
| 1:16.3 | I suppose there's an outside chance we might be able to see something tomorrow, but maybe |
| 1:20.5 | on our way till next week. |
| 1:22.3 | And would this warrant be specific, or will it just say things like, you know, seven boxes |
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