The federal judge who approved the search warrant for former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has scheduled a Thursday hearing on media requests to unseal the affidavit used to justify the FBI’s search.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Tuesday set a hearing for media outlets and other groups to make their case for publicly releasing the affidavit. The Justice Department has opposed its release and will argue against its disclosure.
While the search warrant and other documents related to last week’s raid at Mr. Trump’s residence have been released, Mr. Trump and his allies have demanded the Justice Department release the affidavit, which details the reasons the warrant itself was granted.