August 25, 2022 / by emptywheel

 

Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart Accepts DOJ’s Proposed Redactions

Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart just accepted DOJ’s proposed redactions in the Donald Trump affidavit and ordered them to post it by noon ET tomorrow.

According to his order, DOJ will redact:

(1) the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents, and uncharged parties,

(2) the investigation’s strategy, direction, scope, sources, and methods,

(3) grand jury information protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e).

This likely means even Trump’s name will be redacted. But the parts of the investigation that have become public — such as the Archives’ referral and possibly some of the statutes involved — may be unsealed.

One of the biggest pieces of suspense, for me, is whether Trump attempts to take action overnight to prevent this from coming out.

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