Former President Donald Trump has refused to release the search warrant for his Mar-a-Lago residence as he blasted the search as politically motivated. In the meantime, Judge Bruce Reinhart, who issued the warrant, imposed a deadline of August 15 for the Justice Department to respond to a request from the conservative Judicial Watch for the unsealing of the search records. (New York Post, August 10, 2022, by Callie Patteson and Steven Nelson)
David French of The Atlantic, August 10, 2022, notes that Trump has already realized political gains from the search by expressing his outrage. Without knowing any details, his supporters erupted in rage. He is in no hurry to publish the search warrant while right-wing speculation runs rampant and will do so only when it’s to his advantage.