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“The affidavit of probable cause should be released to the public, with only those redactions that are necessary to protect a compelling interest articulated by the government,” attorneys for the media companies wrote in a filing. The justice department is investigating violations of three laws, including a provision in the Espionage Act that prohibits the possession of national defense information and another statute that makes it a crime to knowingly destroy, conceal or falsify records with the intent to obstruct an investigation.Īttorneys for media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ABC News and NBC News are asking a US magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, to unseal the affidavit and other related materials filed with the court, saying the public’s right to know and the historic significance of the search outweigh any arguments to keep the records sealed. The search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was part of a federal investigation into whether Trump illegally removed documents when he left office in January 2021 after losing the presidential election to Joe Biden. Jay Bratt, head of the department’s counterintelligence and export control section, appeared in court on Thursday to argue the government’s position. The justice department has opposed the release of the affidavit containing the evidence, which gave investigators probable cause to believe crimes were committed at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach home. The hearing over the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit has begun in Florida. I will not sit idly by and allow hate-based criminal activity to continue in our District.”

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“While free speech is indeed the cornerstone of our great nation, fear, intimidation and threats are not. “I want to make it clear that the Department of Justice will ensure equal protection of transgender people under the law,” she wrote. Yesterday, Rachael S Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, issued a warning against people who threaten the hospital. One of the loudest voices has been Libs of TikTok, which has 1.3 million followers on Twitter, but Boston children’s hospital says its allegations are false. Florida voters lifted the ban for all other offenses in 2018.īoston children’s hospital is dealing with a campaign of threats after rightwing activists began attacking it for providing care to transgender youth, prompting a warning from the justice department.Īxios reports that the threat campaign centers around allegations the hospital provides gender-affirming care to children, and have spread to other health care facilities in the nation, including Phoenix children’s hospital and another facility in Nebraska.

He also said all 20 had convictions for murder or sexual offenses, crimes that continue to result in a lifetime voting ban.

That is against the law and now they’re gonna pay the price for it,” DeSantis said. “They did not go through any process, they did not get their rights restored, and yet they went ahead and voted anyways. DeSantis, flanked by law enforcement, said the 20 people were charged with voting in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach county, some of the most Democratic in the state. The announcement came just days before the state’s primary election and as early voting is ongoing. Here’s more from The Guardian’s Sam Levine on Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ claims of voter fraud in the state:įlorida officials have arrested and charged 20 people with felony convictions and charged them with illegal voting Florida governor Ron DeSantis said on Thursday, a move designed to show the muscle of a new office tasked with policing voting in the state. Liz Cheney’s opponent claims she didn’t concede following her Republican primary loss, so Cheney released a recording of the phone call.įirst lady Jill Biden is recovering from Covid-19, the White House says. The Trump organization’s finance chief pled guilty to tax charges, and is set to testify against his former employer.ĭemocrats plan to take to the airwaves to make sure voters credit them for the Inflation Reduction Act, which is meant to lower greenhouse gas emissions and health care costs. Meanwhile, Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced a crackdown on election fraud in the state, a day after the justice department alleged the state’s new voting law discriminated against African Americans. A federal magistrate judge is leaning towards releasing at least part of the affidavit used to justify the search of Mar-a-Lago, which could shed light on what federal investigators hoped to find at Donald Trump’s resort.

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