Bannon calls Pence a ‘disgusting coward’ for defence of FBI
A Florida judge has told the Department of Justice to file a redacted version of the affidavit that underpinned last week’s FBI search at Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Judge Bruce Reinhart, who signed the search warrant for the raid, says he is inclined to partially release the document as media organisations have requested. He will make a final decision next week after the redactions have been made.
The Justice Department has rebuffed demands to release the affidavit, warning that it could “chill” future efforts to secure witness cooperation, and argued that the investigation is still in its early days. Mr Trump has said he wants the affidavit to be released, but his legal team have taken no official steps to make it public.
Meanwhile, 18 members of the Trump administration have told CNN that Mr Trump’s claim to have put in place a “standing order” to automatically declassify government documents is completely untrue.
