The Federal judge went right down the middle….
(Conrary to the reporter in the linked piece below…This isn’t much of a surprise)
With media and politicans pressing for a look and Trump and the Feds NOT?
The judge ordered the Feds to black out(redact) sensitive stuff and release the rest AFTER HE goes over the stuff held back…The judge is NOT an Intelligence expert and one assumes he does NOT want give away ‘government secret’s….
Both Trump and the Feds have a bit to lose on this….
Trump has people actually see what he tried to hustle ….
The Fed’s will have everyone trying their case in public…..
Garland IS in a wrestling match with the toughest defendant he’s probably ever faced off with….
Judge Reinhart’s surprising decision struck a middle course between the Justice Department, which wanted to keep the affidavit entirely under wraps as its investigation into Mr. Trump’s handling of classified documents continued, and a group of news organizations, which requested that it be released in full to the public.
Warrant affidavits — which are written and sworn to by federal agents before a search takes place — contain detailed information about criminal investigations and are almost always kept under seal until charges are filed.
As part of his ruling, Judge Reinhart ordered the government to send him under seal proposed redactions to the warrant affidavit by next Thursday at noon. He said he would review the suggestions and decide if he agreed with them.
“This is going to be a considered, careful process,” Judge Reinhart said….