Media lawyers: Revealing affidavit related to Mar-a-Lago search would curb speculation – By Jane Musgrave (Palm Beach Post) / Aug 16, 2022
Recognizing the enormous stakes riding on an espionage investigation involving a former president, news organizations said they will continue to push for the release of a document that would reveal why the Justice Department asked to search ex-President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, media attorneys said Tuesday.
At a hearing on Thursday, attorneys for more than a dozen media companies are expected to acknowledge the U.S. Justice Department’s concerns that the release of the entire probable cause affidavit could “irreparably harm” its ongoing investigation, said attorney Martin Reeder, who represents The Palm Beach Post.
But media attorneys pushed back against federal prosecutors claims that the entire document should be kept from the public.
