On Friday, the Justice Department released a copy of the affidavit the FBI used to justify the highly political raid on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.
But if you were hoping to learn more about why the raid was even necessary in the first place, given that Trump and his staff had been cooperating with the feds for months regarding the storage of certain materials, you'll be disappointed.
As many suspected, nearly all of the affidavit has been blacked out -- redacted, so as to hide the identities of spies and moles within Trump's inner circle.
The 38-page document is largely redacted: pic.twitter.com/UU7wmqlhDA
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 26, 2022
Needless to say, the reaction to the non-release of information was immediate on social media, some of which were mockingly hilarious.
Americans: Why did the FBI raid Mar-A-Lago?
The DOJ: pic.twitter.com/rYlYnTeXeC
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) August 26, 2022
#BREAKING: Read an early copy of the Trump raid affidavit. pic.twitter.com/S7xyGkWgr1
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) August 26, 2022
BREAKING: DOJ releases affidavit regarding FBI raid of Mar-a-lago. Hardly any pertinent info is left unredacted. pic.twitter.com/3xfPTorxej
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) August 26, 2022
This is the government's memo explaining the reason they had to make redactions the Affidavit explaining why they raided a former president's home.
As you can see, it explains so much. pic.twitter.com/KNs8KbROAn
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 26, 2022
Here’s DOJ explaining, in the memorandum of law just unsealed, why releasing the affidavit without redactions would harm the investigation and lead to the harassment/intimidation of witnesses. pic.twitter.com/y2uObZuElO
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) August 26, 2022
Reading thru the affidavit. So far the main complaint is that Trump's boxes were disorganized, and that possibly sensitive stuff was mixed in with memorabilia and junk.
For this, they raided a former U.S. president's home.https://t.co/OB3EnnAwGt via @BreitbartNews
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) August 26, 2022
20 of the 32 pages on the Affidavit justifying an FBI raid on a former president's home are either mostly or fully redacted.
I learned so much about how transparent the DOJ is from reading it just now.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 26, 2022
Conservative Brief noted further:
Mere hours after the Department of Justice submitted its redacted version of the affidavit on Thursday the judge ordered it to be released with the redactions, CNN reported.
The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The warrant authorized the FBI to search former President Donald Trump’s home and private club earlier this month.
The former president himself offered his own take regarding the nonsensical raid.
"This is a political attack on our country and it's a disgrace. The people understand it... It never ends, it's the same people, the same leaks, they leak to the same places. It's a disgrace," he said during an interview with The Great American Show.
LISTEN:
President Trump responds to the affidavit release:
"This is a political attack on our country and it's a disgrace. The people understand it... It never ends, it's the same people, the same leaks, they leak to the same places. It's a disgrace." pic.twitter.com/XqA2X6D56T
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 26, 2022
"Affidavit heavily redacted!!! Nothing mentioned on 'Nuclear,' a total public relations subterfuge by the FBI & DOJ, or our close working relationship regarding document turnover - WE GAVE THEM MUCH. Judge Bruce Reinhart should NEVER have allowed the Break-In of my home," he continued on his Truth Social platform. "He recused himself two months ago from one of my cases based on his animosity and hatred of your favorite President, me. What changed? Why hasn’t he recused himself on this case? Obama must be very proud of him right now!"
Noted presidential son Donald Trump Jr. on Truth Social: "Well that clears it up. Here’s the corrupt DOJ’s version of “Transparency!” They even redacted the reasons for redactions. You can’t make this insanity up anymore."
The deep state political establishment is so frightened of Trump and the power he wields with Americans they will do anything to keep him out of the White House.
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