Trump, Mar-a-Lago and Merrick Garland — five key questions answered
There’s been a new and dramatic twist in the saga of former President Trump, Mar-a-Lago, and the FBI. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday afternoon that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to unseal two key documents: the search warrant that authorized agents to raid Trump’s Florida estate Monday, and the inventory of what they found. Soon after Garland’s announcement, a judge set a 3 p.m. deadline Friday for a decision on whether the former president would oppose the request or accede to it. Here are five key questions —
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Attorney General Merrick Garland is attempting to shift pressure to former President Trump while defending the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago this week. Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department had asked a federal court to unseal the contents of the search warrant authorizing the FBI raid at Trump's Florida estate earlier this week. In announcing the move, Garland responded to growing pressure to disclose more details while also putting the ball in the former president's court on whether to allow more inform
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