Thanks. This excerpt goes to yours .. How agents get warrants like the one used at Mar-a-Lago, and what they mean The court-authorized search was reportedly about key White House documents that had not been returned. Here’s what you need to know. By Perry Stein August 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EDT [...] Can the public see the warrant?
In most cases, search warrants are open to the public. But judges will often seal warrants if the signed affidavit within them reveal witnesses and details that could compromise an ongoing investigation.
The Mar-a-Lago warrant, which would provide a window into what investigators were looking for at the property and what crime they believe may have been committed, is currently sealed. Trump and his lawyers have a copy of the warrant, but so far have said they will not release it. Investigators have said little about the scope of the investigation and what crimes they believe may have been committed.
On Wednesday, a U.S. magistrate judge gave federal prosecutors until 5 p.m. Monday to respond to a request by the Albany Times Union and other news organizations to unseal the search warrant.
In a letter made public by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart, Brendan J. Lyons, a managing editor of the Albany news organization, cited the public’s First Amendment and common law right to inspect judicial records and noted that courts have ruled “it is inappropriate to indefinitely seal a warrant affidavit.”
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