Although the unsealed affidavit for the FBI’s August 8 Mar-a-Lago search said the agent had probable cause to believe unauthorized documents were located at the premises, said probable cause is completely redacted in the document.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) had previously stated that they did not want the document unsealed due to “national security.” There is no mention of this, though, in the request for redactions, which rather pertain to protection of civilian “witnesses” and the law enforcement individuals involved.

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As ordered by Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, a redacted version of the document was released on Friday. However, the read is disappointing in that most of what would allegedly cause the agent to reasonably believe that classified documents were going to be located at former President Donald Trump’s residence is not visible to the public.

Reinhart originally said that the redaction requests from the DOJ “narrowly tailored to serve the government’s legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation.”

Two news articles were relied upon in putting together the affidavit. One is by CBS, which was from January 18, 2021, and titled, “Moving Trucks Spotted At Mar-a-Lago.” The entire section pertaining to the reasoning for the use of this article in the affidavit is redacted.

The article said, in part, “At least two trucks with boxes of items were spotted by news helicopters being wheeled inside the estate. There was also a large security presence around the compound, along with at least one Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office helicopter flying above.”

An image is also redacted in this section of the affidavit, which is presumably a still frame photo of the footage captured of boxes being wheeled into Mar-a-Lago.

The second article referenced is a Breitbart article from May 5, 2022, titled “Documents at Mar-a-Lago Marked Classified Were Already Declassified, Kash Patel Says.” In the article, Patel said that the reports stating that the National Archives had found classified documents among the boxes Trump returned were “misleading” because the items had already been declassified by the former president, which he is authorized to do.

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The following eight sections are completely redacted, and once again, the reason for the mentioning of the article are unknown.

“Sources” have told the Washington Post that the purpose of the search of Mar-a-Lago was to locate potential nuclear documents.

Magistrate Judge Reinhart’s issues were pointed out recently, as Red Voice Media reported previously reported.

“The magistrate who found there was enough probable cause to sign said search warrant and allow the FBI to execute it was Bruce Reinhart with the Southern District of Florida. Rumors are circulating online that Reinhart is a “Trump appointee,” which is not accurate. While he was appointed during Trump’s presidential term, magistrates in the State of Florida are appointed by judges, who have more authority than magistrates, for eight-year terms.”

This piece was written by Leah Anaya on August 26, 2022. It originally appeared on RedVoiceMedia.com and is used with permission.

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