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