Justice Department refuses to release Mar-a-Lago affidavit

Armed Secret Service agents stand outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, late Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago ... more >The Justice Department declined Monday to unseal the affidavit used to justify the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence last week.

Several media outlets sought the release of the document, which is believed to contain key details into the government’s investigation into Mr. Trump under the Espionage Act.

The Justice Department said, however, that the release of the affidavit could jeopardize its investigation…