Judge Commits To Releasing Redacted Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — A judge has committed to publicly releasing a redacted affidavit used by federal authorities to justify last week's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a report by The New York Times. The ruling came after a group of the country's large media companies requested the affidavit's release.

In his ruling, Judge Bruce E. Reinhart called for the release of portions of the affidavit and gave the Department of Justice one week to propose redactions, The Associated Press reported.

"Whether those portions would be meaningful for the public or the media," he said, was not for him to decide, according to the Times.

Reinhart's decision comes a week after the court unsealed a search warrant executed Aug. 8 at Mar-a-Lago, which shows the former president is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice and potential violations of the Espionage Act, according to court documents.

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Among the unsealed documents is a list of items recovered from Trump's Florida home when FBI agents searched it Monday.

While at Mar-a-Lago, agents took nearly 20 boxes of items from the property and recovered nearly a dozen sets of classified documents, including materials that were labeled top secret. Agents also found information about the "President of France" and a document related to pardoning Roger Stone, according to the warrant.

Jay Bratt, a top national security prosecutor, spoke about the investigation in court Thursday, saying it's still "in its early stages," The Associated Press reported.

Federal officials claimed that releasing the affidavit would compromise the probe and provide a "road map" into the investigation by exposing the next steps to be taken by federal agents and prosecutors.

Bratt argued it was in the public interest for the investigation, including interviews of witnesses, to go forward unhindered.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.