little more forgiving. it is a vulnerability many have never imagined. the us justice department has made public some of the information which led the fbi to search donald trump s florida home. it s published a redacted version of the sworn statement, or affidavit, outlining the evidence which the department produced to get a search warrant. these documents are normally kept sealed. the affidavid says there was probable cause to believe that there are additional documents with classified information still at mar a lago, and there is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises. the affidavit s conclusion makes the case that there is probable cause to believe that evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed, in violation of three federal statutes would be found on the premises. donald trump has denied any wrong doing. 0ur north america correspondent anthony zurcher
thejustice department gave for this was because they thought that if the identity of the witnesses were made public, they can be open to harassment or even physical intimidation, and that future witnesses may be more reluctant to come forward if they see this kind of chilling effect. there s also the concern among the justice department that any revelations could lay out a roadmap for future obstruction of the investigation. now, donald trump has had a lot of legal concerns since he s left the white house, but this one because it s a criminal investigation may be rapidly moving up to the top of that list. well our north america correspondent chi chi izundu has been gauging reaction in the us, and shejoins us now from washington. what has been the reaction of these in the us? these in the us? let s start first with these in the us? let s start first with donald these in the us? let s start first with donald trump - these in the us? let s start - first with donald trump because he r
it ourselves, but if that s true, that s a kind of stuff that the fbi was looking for, maybe if i am trump world, i don t want the warrant being publicized. i think that trump was gaming out and bluffing a bit here when he was clamoring about, this is an outrage, we have to see what this is all about, we have to hear from the justice department. they fully expected i think, the justice department to rely on its policy, to conform nor deny the existence of this investigation, and to say nothing, and to speak only through court filings. and this one was under seal. really, this is a purely brilliant strategy by a garland here. i don t know if it was his idea or one of his staff, but someone said what did we did talk through our documents. because i think merrick garland was chosen for this job to restore the norms to the justice department. and as i said, it s important to have norms, and it s even more important to adhere to them in times of crisis. and this is one of them. so he foun
taylor greene. congresswoman greene, they got away with fixing the election in plain sight. it s over. the next up is the one we use in 1775. wow. so he was thinking like this for a while. and then, this search of mar-a-lago happens. and he said this is the end of. it we must not tolerate this one. that s what he said two days ago. and that s what led to this entire thing. so my worry is that this is not on the darkest part of the internet. i know those places. i know where the neo-nazis hang out. i know they re telegrams, and all that stuff. this is on the parts that are obsessed with donald trump. these are your neighbors. these other people down the street who are convinced by the way, that the irs higher ranked 87,000 new agents, that s a secret ploy for people to come and take your guns. and they re gonna come any day now. so you gotta get arms. he had posted again, we are not repeated all of, it but you written about it. he had posted for people to get the gun shops, and pa
given the justice department until 3 pm tomorrow to meet with trump s lawyers and report back on whether or not trump will sign off on the release of that search warrant. shortly after the attorney general spoke, the former president released a statement, once again, attacking the fbi, but not say one way or another, whether or not he will support the release of that search warrant. tonight, the new york times katie better was the first to report that trump allies are considering opposing the release of the warrant, and they contacted outside lawyers to discuss the possibility nbc news has not yet confirmed that reporting. but it seems a lot more understandable now that it did a couple hours ago when i first saw that reporting. maybe if you are trump s lawyers, you don t want this stuff out there. for now we re gonna have to wait and see what happens. but even before merrick garland made his statement to the public, we were already learning new details about the search and how it happe