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the fbi s search of mar-a-lago. the department has until noon today to release it. the affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. in his order judge bruce reinhart said the justice department made a good argument for why portions of this document behind this search should remain shielded saying, quote, disclosure would reveal the identities of witnesses, law enforcement officers. the investigation s strategy, scope, methods and grand jury information. the judge agreeing with the justice department s decision to cut as we learn new details about trump s strategy or lack thereof and the legal advice he is getting from a conservative activist. privately the president and some of his allies have become concerned about the legal fallout. joining us now former federal prosecutor ellie honing. bring us up to speed on what documents we have seen and haven t seen and the one today. john, by the time this is all ove ....
Documents we have seen and haven t seen and the one today. john, by the time this is all over every person in the united states is going to be an expert on search warrants and how they work, i m making that my goal. there are three primary documents involved in any search warrant, there is the search and seizure warrant itself, there is the receipt for property and then there is the big document we are looking for today the affidavit. let s remind ourselves of what these are. the warrant itself, this is a fairly straightforward three-page document, it s already public, we ve already seen t the most important thing we learned from this document is what crimes doj is investigating. we got the listing of the statutes. 7 id 3, mishandling of defense information, 2071 concealment or destruction of official federal documents and 1519 that s obstruction. now, the second document, receipt for property, also a three-page document. we ve also seen this already, it is public. the most important ....