Assigned Palm Beach Magistrate Judge unavailable instead Bruce Reinhart handled the FBI’s request to search Mar-a-Lago

Wall Street Journal ^ | Aug. 14, 2022 10:40 am ET | By Deborah Acosta

[MaggieMay]

Judge Who Approved Trump Search Warrant Was in Role by Chance - WSJ

Bruce Reinhart handled the FBI’s request to search Mar-a-Lago when the on-duty judge was unavailable

When the FBI submitted a search warrant seeking classified information in the Florida home of former President Donald Trump, the magistrate judge on duty in Palm Beach County was unavailable. So another magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, stepped in to handle the request, as is typica

https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-who-approved-trump-search-warrant-was-in-role-by-chance-11660488027

[Parley Baer]

Yep, it was planned that way. Bwahahahahaha

[LIConFem]

I smell fertilizer...

[airborne]

Or the FBI suggested he gets out of town for “his and his family’s health”.

[jpp113]

Most likely because the search warrant is unconstitutionally VAGUE & OVERBROAD, and effectively allows a fishing expedition. For example, if they get a search warrant to look for a stolen TV, they are definitely not allowed to look in your wife's underwear drawer. Theres no way the item could be in there. Items being sought must be described with particularity.

They had to search out a known incompetent magistrate that would not read it and simply rubber-stamp it

[mikey_hates_everything]

Reinhart knew what this was and was more than happy to sign off on it. Probably knew about it ahead of time and volunteered to be on duty that day for it.

[BeauBo]

So that’s what they were waiting for…

[TribalPrincess2U]

unavailable? They do have their ways to get what they want.

[DPMD]

The assigned judge was “unavailable.” Following the raid, he was released.

[DPMD]

I think what happened was that, after obtaining the warrant, the panty sniffers waited a couple of days. Which, generally speaking, is not too unusual, since there is no mandate to immediately do the raid. They have 10 working days to return the warrant. I’m not defending the FB of PS, just clarifying warrant protocol.

[Fireone]

Original judge on an “emergency” golf outing with Chris Wray?

[rolling_stone]

I call BS on this. The only job of a magistrate is to be available 24/7.

I concur, I know someone who got a search warrant from a federal magistrate at the pool area of the magistrates condo on a weekend...

[Zathras]

Great link!!!!

[FamiliarFace]

Sure, maybe it’s within the protocol limit, but who’s to say that they were waiting for this magistrate to go take a little vacation? I think these guys all talk to each other as a matter of regular business. They know when they have “vacation” days scheduled, and someone needs to cover for them. Just like in any business.

[FamiliarFace]

Also, if this was sooooo urgent, then I think they shouldn’t have waited any days.

[subterfuge]

Is the original magistrate dead? Why isn’t the magistrate named? Aw nevermind.

[Songcraft]

"I smell fertilizer..."

You're probably just smelling Judge Loose Hindfart.

[M Kehoe]

I wonder if Bruce Reinhart thinks Epstein killed himself?

5.56mm

[Georgia Girl 2]

What are the odds? 🙄

[Hildy]

yea, because it was such a pressing matter.

[boxlunch]

Reinhardt signed off on the warrant just a day or two after Trump law firm denied a request by the defendants to drop the RICO civil suit, which Reinhardt had been presiding over until June 2022 when he recused himself.

There are so many “odd” things about all of this.

But I’m sure there is nothing connected. Nope, all just a big coincidence, nothing to see here, move along.