DOJ Releases Affidavit Used in Mar-a-Lago Raid
We ran the numbers: There are 981 news articles covering this topic. 21% (209) are left-leaning, 40% (495) are centrist, and 38% (377) are right-leaning.
The DOJ released a redacted version of the affidavit used for the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. While left-leaning articles focus on possible evidence of obstruction of justice, right-leaning articles focus on how the affidavit was heavily redacted.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on how 184 classified documents from 15 boxes were found at Mar-a-Lago. The affidavit shows that 25 documents contained top secret information, including those gained from “clandestine human sources.” The affidavit also indicates that authorities believed that “evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed” would be found at Mar-a-Lago.
A left-leaning article from CNN discusses how the affidavit demonstrates that the FBI believed they were likely to find “evidence of obstruction.” As also stated in the FBI affidavit, “there is probable cause to believe that additional documents that contain classified (National Defense Information) or that are Presidential records subject to record retention requirements currently remain at (Mar-a-Lago).”
A right-leaning article from Fox News discusses how Donald Trump’s communications director argued that the affidavit gives “no reason for a raid – it is all politics.” The article also notes how 20 pages of the 28-page affidavit were significantly or completely redacted.
From the center
Defense & National Security — DOJ releases redacted affidavit in Trump search
The Hill