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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in AHATA:
Washington.
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By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO circumstances weighs heavily in favor of
Associated Press unsealing,” said a motion filed in federal RevPAR are recovering
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Depart- court in Florida on Thursday.
ment is asking a federal court to unseal the Should the warrant be released — the re-
warrant the FBI used to search the Mar-a- quest is now with the judge, and Trump
Lago estate of former President Donald can object — it could disclose unflattering
Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland information about the former president
said Thursday, acknowledging extraordi- and about FBI scrutiny of his handling of
nary public interest in the case about clas- sensitive government documents right as
sified records. he prepares for another run for the White
The request is striking because such docu- House. During his successful 2016 cam-
ments traditionally remain sealed during paign, he pointed frequently to an FBI in-
a pending investigation. But the Justice vestigation into his Democratic opponent,
Department appeared to recognize that Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishan-
its silence since the search had created a dled classified information.
vacuum for bitter verbal attacks by Trump It’s unclear at this point how much infor-
and his allies, and that the public was enti- mation would be included in the docu-
tled to the FBI’s side about what prompted ments, if made public, or if they would en-
Monday’s action at the former president’s compass an FBI affidavit that would pre-
home. sumably lay out a detailed factual basis
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in for the search.
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