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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nicola Slawson

First Thing: US justice department asks not to disclose affidavit behind search of Trump’s resort

The Department of Justice has asked a judge not to disclose the affidavit that gave the FBI probable cause to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
The Department of Justice has asked a judge not to disclose the affidavit that gave the FBI probable cause to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

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The US Department of Justice has asked a judge not to release the affidavit that gave the FBI probable cause to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, worsening distrust among top Trump aides casting about for any insight into the intensifying criminal investigation surrounding the former president.

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