DOJ Argues “Evidence Of Obstruction” Found In Search

CNN reports:

Obstruction of justice was one of the three statutes listed on the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago, which was unsealed last week, and Judge Bruce Reinhart said during the hearing Thursday that he “found there is probable cause” that the statutes had been violated.

DOJ attorney Jay Bratt made the comments about obstruction being investigated while he was trying to highlight DOJ’s fear that future witnesses may not be willing to provide information if too much was to come out about the investigation so far.

Bratt also said that the affidavit contained “substantial grand jury information.” CNN has reported that the FBI search came months after federal investigators served grand jury subpoena and took away sensitive national security documents from Trump’s property during a June meeting.

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“In this case, the court has found probable cause there’s a violation of one of the obstruction statutes, and that evidence of obstruction would be found at Mar-a-Lago” said DOJ’s Jay Bratt in court today. via @Tierney_Megan @kpolantz

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 18, 2022

Liveblog w/dispatches from @kpolantz @denroyal at the hearing on releasing more Mar-a-Lago search docs
-judge to release procedural docs from warrants
-DOJ says affidavit is detailed & lengthy, and describes how evidence of obstruction may be found at MALhttps://t.co/buhIU82e4W

— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) August 18, 2022