Redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit released

Pages from the affidavit by the FBI in support of obtaining a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate are photographed Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched Trump's estate to look for classified documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)The redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit is officially released. After Friday’s release of the affidavit, the Department of Justice (DOJ) justified the redactions in the document. The DOJ claimed that disclosing certain information would hamper its pursuit of evidence.

House Oversight Committee Republicans demand answers from DOJ

House Oversight Committee Republicans demand answers from DOJ

Rep. Elise Stefanik, backed by, from left, fellow Reps. Rick Crawford, Trent Kelly, and Mike Turner, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on August 12 concerning the FBI serving a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Susan Walsh/APHouse Republicans on the Oversight Committee are urging the Justice Department to provide them with more information on the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. During a press conference Friday, the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), expressed concern over the events that led to the raid.

Trump reportedly seeking copy of search warrant

President Donald Trump in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Former President Donald Trump is now requesting a copy of the warrant used to justify the raid at his Mar-a-Lago residence. According to a report, Trump and his legal team are likely to seek a court order forcing the FBI and the Justice Department to provide him with a copy as well as the affidavit.