Justice Department asks judge to keep Trump’s search warrant affidavit sealed, citing investigation

Prosecutors said the affidavit contains “highly sensitive information about witnesses, including witnesses interviewed by the government” and other “information required by law to be kept under seal.”

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Aug. 15, 2022, 2:28 PM MST / Updated Aug. 15, 2022, 3:22 PM MST

By Tom Winter and Zoë Richards

Justice Department lawyers on Monday asked the judge who approved the search warrant for former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort to keep the accompanying affidavit under seal, citing a need to protect witnesses and the ongoing investigation.

Federal prosecutors responded to inquiries from numerous news organizations, including NBC