Posted on 08/11/2022 12:36:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed Thursday that he “personally approved” requesting the search warrant that triggered Monday’s unprecedented raid on the Florida home of former President Donald Trump and revealed the Justice Department had asked a federal magistrate judge to unseal copies of the warrant — if Trump and his legal team do not object.
“The Department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president’s public confirmation with the search, the surrounding circumstances, and the substantial public interest in this matter,” Garland told reporters.
“Faithful adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the Justice Department and of our democracy, upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor. under my watch, that is precisely what the Justice Department is doing,” he continued.
Garland, who spoke for four minutes and took no questions, confirmed that copies of the search warrant and FBI property receipt were given to Trump’s attorneys on Monday and added that they were “on site during the search.”
The Attorney General also addressed the recent “unfounded attacks” towards the FBI and Department of Justice in the aftermath of the search, saying he “will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked.”
“The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants. Every day they protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves. I am honored to work alongside them.”
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I think this was a tipping point for patriots. And he knows this.
“We are going to Trumps house to look for stuff”.
Signed Reichsfuhrer Garland
I’m getting more persnickety in my old age…….
Time to sign off
I’m so sorry for everyone’s feelings I hurt.
It wasn’t you, it was me!
Yes, indeed. Among other things for which impeachment has been discussed. This raid will give the press cover to turn his own scandals into supposed Trump / GOP scandals if the House starts to investigate those other issues...may even prefer the House investigate this raid vs. all of those other issues to muddy the waters.
d:^)
He seems to be really sensitive to the anti-FBI rhetoric in Post. We don’t need the GOP to take this guy down he’s telling us. Every chance we get take the FBI down. Every post you get a chance the FBIsucks. He just gave us a big big tell.
800-225-5324 is the FBI customer complaint line.
800-225-5324 is the FBI customer complaint line.
It was a Federal Magistrate Judge. Think entry level on the judge scale. Garland should have gotten a Chief Judge, since he was a judge in DC I bet he knew one and knew they wouldn’t sign off on it.
The warrant isn’t the only thing needed.
The Affidavit for a Search Warrant is necessary to explain the evidence of probable cause to search Trump’s residence.
So you need BOTH the ORIGNAL, UNDOCTORED Affidavit AND the ORIGNAL, UNDOCTORED Warrant to show whether the search was valid.
Again the ONLY validity would be reasonable proof of PROBABLE CAUSE of a crime.
What he is really saying is that Trump is free to release the warrant. But without the Affidavit, the warrant is next to useless.
This is one of those cases (among many these days) where the government says one thing, intentionally allowing people to believe it means one thing...but it really means nothing.
These are sad times we are living in.
Who knows if it is the same search warrant. It could have been doctored AFTER unpacking the boxes confiscated from Trump’s house.
They probably will change the number to 1-800-328-7448 (1-800-EAT-S__T)
This reminds me of Clinton, when caught with Monica, saying “We’re working as hard as we can to get you the information as quickly as possible.” Or something like that.
As if he didn’t know precisely what that information was.
Yup. And the fact that Trump’s attorneys were NOT allowed inside makes the raid that much more suspect.
Well, Trump was always free to release the warrant, minus the affidavit which they did not have.
Attorney General Weasel Face has spoken.
The boxes were supposed to identify the contents, and numbered for chain of custody purposes.
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