Trump demands ‘immediate release’ of ‘unredacted affidavit’

Former President Donald Trump is demanding the « immediate release » of the « completely unredacted affidavit » behind what he calls the « horrific and shocking break-in » at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump, 76, made the request on his Truth Social Monday night, hours after the Justice Department said it objected to the release of the affidavit because it would be « highly likely to jeopardize future investigative steps.

“There is no way to justify the unannounced raid on Mar-a-Lago, the home of the 45th President of the United States (who got more votes, by far, than any sitting president in the world. ‘history of our country!), by an overwhelming number of armed FBI agents and the Department of ‘Justice,' » the former commander-in-chief wrote.

« But, in the interest of TRANSPARENCY, I demand immediate release of the completely unredacted affidavit regarding this horrific and shocking BREAK-IN, » he said of last week’s search.

« Furthermore, the judge in charge of this case should recuse himself! » he pressed Judge Bruce W. Reinhart, who mysteriously recused himself in a case involving his 2016 presidential challenger, Hillary Clinton, in June

His request came after the DOJ objected to efforts to unseal the affidavit, warning that it ‘involved highly classified material’ as well as ‘highly sensitive witness information’ and ‘investigative techniques’. specific ».

« If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap for the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to jeopardize future stages of investigation, » federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing.

The DOJ said in a footnote that even releasing a redacted version of the affidavit would « not serve any public interest » because of the number of details that would have to be omitted.

“Disclosure of the government affidavit at this stage would also likely impede future cooperation of witnesses whose assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses, as well as in other high-profile investigations,” warned the ministry record.

The unprecedented Aug. 8 raid on the Mar-a-Lago resort town was linked to Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents, unsealed court records showed on Friday.

Trump, however, still pushed for the release of the documents.