Thread by @realjusthuman

United States v. Sealed Search Warrant (9:22-mj-08332) aka the Mar-a-Lago "raid" case.

Judge Reinhart has unsealed four entries related to DOJ's efforts to keep the MAL search warrant and affidavit sealed.

https://t.co/KRXMpr9C2ystorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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https://t.co/fVRysy6fCLstorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

167


"These proposed redactions are necessary to protect the identities of witnesses and law enforcement personnel, to maintain grand jury secrecy..., and to conceal the government’s investigative avenues and techniques to the extent they were not revealed… https://t.co/1ES3Tv0WRH https://t.co/pHa1tXGUxTstorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

167-1 Exhibit A


Trump was indicted by Smith on June 8th. Media are trying to get the MAL affidavit unsealed as well as other filings on this docket unsealed.

This is DOJ's response to that effort. https://t.co/BKJAiKThWKstorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

"Compelling governmental interests continue to require the sealing of the remainder of the affidavit, however. As an initial matter, the affidavit contains information that was not made public in the indictment because it would tend to reveal the identities of witnesses, law… https://t.co/0aojR3wOsvtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"On June 12, 2023, the government filed under seal a motion to disclose to defendants in the criminal case... eight search warrants—including the one at issue here—and supporting materials issued in connection with the investigation that led to the indictment of former President… https://t.co/NOlvxZ46yOtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"For example, ⬛️"

In a different affidavit for a different search warrant (that we don't know about, yet) is how I am reading/understanding this.

The Aug 22 Order being referred to there is docket entry 80 (possible typo in that screenshot).

That Order (second screenshot) cites media stories about threats to LEs. What is under the black bars, idk. Perhaps a specific threat to LE or a witness.

Footnote is also redacted.

"The affidavit here contains information that reveals matters that occurred before the grand jury whose disclosure has not otherwise been authorized...

That information must remain redacted."

"eight sealed search warrants, affidavits, and accompanying documents"

"...eight sealed search warrants—of which only the warrant at issue here has been made public..."

167-2 Exhibit B


DOJ's motion for the court to reconsider unsealing. https://t.co/ZQcJyUXBQLstorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

"...unsealing the Order would reveal the existence of seven search warrants that remain sealed and which the government has never disclosed."

"The interests of justice favor keeping the Order at ECF #147 sealed in its entirety due to the list of sealed docket numbers that it would reveal.

...the risk of disclosure increases with each unsealing..."

“warrants” and “affidavits”

🤔

Hmmm... Did they get a FISA on Trump or someone in his orbit?

167-3 Exhibit C


Sealed Order on the DOJ's above motion

"First, the Government says that ⬛️" https://t.co/1gzFTl4SBQstorage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Reinhart disagrees.