A rule's the affidavit for the Mar-a-Lago search can be unsealed.

But how much of it will we actually see?

We'll go through what's next in a legal process.

Plus, a midterm prediction from Mitch McConnell,

why the Senate Minority Leader is feeling more confident about his party's chances in the House.

And the Biden administration seems to be getting serious about monkeypox.

The new action it is taking as the virus reaches state of emergency status in parts of the country.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, August 19th.

Friday, folks, we made it.

I'm John Thlemere.

Thanks for starting your day with us. The federal judge deciding whether to unseal the affidavit in the unprecedented search of Mar-a-Lago

appeared to stake out the middle ground

yesterday. Saying he is inclined to unseal it, magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart gave the Justice

Department until next Thursday to submit redactions. In a written ruling, the judge stated,

the government has not met its burden of showing that the entire

affidavit should remain sealed. The judge said he would review the proposed redactions and then

decide if he agrees. He did not give a timeline beyond next Thursday, saying, quote, this is going to be

a considered careful process. The government had argued against unsealing the affidavit,

claiming it would jeopardize its investigation, and because it contains, quote, substantial

grand jury information with national security overtones. The Justice Department also indicated

for the first time yesterday that more than one person

inside Trump's orbit could be working with the government, stating the court is aware of what

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