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Note From Elie: Merrick Garland Holds the Line

The Counsel

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Do You Want to See the Affidavit?

A group of media companies, including c and n, made a motion for the judge to unseal the affidavit. I don't at all begrudge these plaintiffs their motion. It's rightly the media's job to try to get at crucial information. But public disclosure would expos d o j's pending investigation. We'd all know what exactly trump and his team were looking for. And bigger picture, does the next person whose home gets searched get an advance peake at the affidavit? In their case too? Does everybody? Or just the former president or only subjects in cases with profiles high enough to attract the media)? i credit garland for resisting. He's doing the difficult thing

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