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Lisa Rubin
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"At least one lawyer on the Trump legal team . . . has called up a reporter covering the story for any insight into how the Justice Department might next proceed."

Hugo Lowell
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NEW: Justice Dept asks to keep sealed the Mar-a-Lago affidavit to prevent revealing the direction of the criminal investigation — worsening distrust inside Trump’s circle that has no insight into where DOJ goes next. @GuardianUS https://theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/15/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-search-justice-department…
5:07 PM · Aug 15, 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/15/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-search-justice-department

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In arguing against unsealing the affidavit, the justice department also said that the disclosure could harm its ability to gain cooperation from witnesses not only in the Mar-a-Lago investigation but also additional ones that would appear to touch on the former president.

“Disclosure of the government’s affidavit at this stage would also likely chill future cooperation by witnesses whose assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses, as well as in other high-profile investigations,” prosecutors added.

The existence of potential witnesses who could yet cooperate in a number of investigations against Trump – seemingly people with intimate knowledge of the former president’s activities – rattled close advisors once more Monday, further deepening distrust inside his inner political circle.

The lack of insight into what the justice department intends to do with the investigation into Trump’s unauthorized retention of government documents – including two passports – has deeply frustrated the Trump legal team and aides alike in a week of perilous moments for the former president.

At least one lawyer on the Trump legal team – led by former assistant US attorney Evan Corcoran, who also acted as the lawyer for Trump’s top former strategist Steve Bannon – has called up a reporter covering the story for any insight into how the justice department might next proceed.

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