Normally, the affidavit underlying a search warrant would be unsealed at the time of an indictment, but with the Biden DOJ angling for a Trump indictment, these aren’t normal times.
Former President Trump has called for Merrick Garland to release the documents used to convince a federal magistrate to approve the warrant for the unprecedented FBI raid on his home. Garland’s minions are rebuffing the request. But releasing these documents might restore a little confidence to the 74 million Americans who think they’re crooks.
Normally, the underlying documents for a search warrant would be unsealed at the time of an indictment — and yes, Joe Biden will see to it that his potential 2024 rival will be indicted — so clearly, these aren’t normal times.
I agree with law professor Margot Cleveland who opined at The Federalist after the raid that “four fake FISA applications and the ensuing surveillance orders authorized by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court” pushing the Russia Collusion hoax are the reasons why “Americans won’t trust [the feds] and they shouldn’t.”
Trump is calling for Merrick Garland to put all his cards on the table. He says it’s for the sake of transparency.
Former President Donald Trump claims himself to be one of the most transparent presidents in history. Some agree. He spent more time than any other president in memory answering questions from the media. In fact, he’s been accused of “over-communicating.” And as far as we know, unlike President Obama, Trump didn’t spy on journalists and their families. “Fact-checkers” said he didn’t subject himself fully to the Mueller special counsel Russiagate probe and that made him less transparent. We know now, however, that the investigation was borne of a hoax — and that Mueller knew it early in his investigation.
