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Judge orders unsealing of Trump search court papers

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. © Morry Gash, AP

A judge ordered the Justice Department on Thursday to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.

The directive from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart came hours after federal law enforcement officials submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward. The judge set a deadline of noon Friday for a redacted, or blacked-out, version of the document.

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