to the government s case as well as reveal the identity and compromise the safety of some witnesses. let s go to mark meredith. he s outside the courthouse in west palm beach. hi, mark. good afternoon. quite an afternoon here as you mentioned. we just got done with this hearing in which the judge said that he would possibly leave some portions of this affidavit redacted. however, he s going to give the gift a week here to figure out what needs to remain private and what could be allowed to be released to the media citing the intense public interest in this case. today s hearing was about various news outlets that have been pushing the judge for more transparency. two lawyers said this is an investigation in the early stages in to the former president and they re worried in too much information is released here that it s the witnesses that are already cooperating with the government that could be put at risk and this of course continues to be an ongoing national security inv
so what happens now? we have you covered with mark meredith on what exactly went down in that florida courthouse and to former president s response. law professor jonathan turley on whether key details could still leak out no matter what the judge ordered in the courthouse. and lee carter, polster, on the political fallout way beyond the courthouse. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. glad to have you. so much, so fast. let s get to it. mark meredith in west palm with the very latest. mark? good afternoon. today judge bruce rinehart gave the justice department a week to figure out what needs to be redacted in this criminal affidavit involving former president donald trump, this is fascinating here. legal experts didn t think there was a chance we d see any affidavit. there s a lot of public interest in this case, but he also understands the sensitive nature of the justice department arguing that if too much information is released, it can can compromise their investigation
was he was threatened by agents to stay quiet. his story is ahead. also, take a look at hunter here. kiowa beach, south carolina enjoying a lavish vacation with his father, foot loose and fancy free. we ll have more on the double standard as relates to justice. first, a text from august 28, 2016. a top fbi later, lisa page distraught. she was terrified at the prospect that donald trump would be elected president. she texted her colleague and lover, peter strzok saying trump s not ever going to become president, right? strzok responded. no, he s not. we ll stop it. a week later, strzok texted i believe the past that you threw out in andy s office that there s no way he gets elected. i m afraid we can t take that risk. it s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before your 40. they had an insurance policy. they wanted to stop donald trump from becoming president. there were two main attempts to destroy donald trump. the first was a debunked russia alpha bank tr
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thanks for making this show possible. set your dvr so you never miss and episode of hannity. let not you heart be troubled, the ingraham angle is next and i hope you and your family have a great weekend. i m sean duffy in for laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle from new york city tonight. take everything. that s what merrick garland signed off on when he personally approve of the search warrant to raid trump s mar-a-largo home last week. the warrant was unsealed today and created more questions. why did the agents need to take everything under the sun. agents can take any government