Judge appears willing to unveil some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
The hearing was convened Thursday after several news organizations sought to unseal additional records.
Watch CBS News
The hearing was convened Thursday after several news organizations sought to unseal additional records.
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
The media companies argue the affidavit's release would help the public determine if the Justice Department had legitimate reasons for the search or if it was part of a Biden administration vendetta against Trump, as the former president and his backers contend.
Nicole Lauren reports a joint FBI and Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin sent to law enforcement across the country warned of "...a threat to place a so-called dirty bomb in front of FBI headquarters" and "..general calls for 'civil war' and 'armed rebellion."
The threats, circulating online, also included the name of two FBI agents who took part in the search.
The bulletin references the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago as a recent example of a call to violence.
As the former president's legal problems grew after classified documents were seized from his Florida home, Trump loyalists denounced the FBI and called for retaliation – and America's democracy entered uncharted waters.
They said what happened to Trump was unfair and an abuse of power.
Trish Christakis reports about a dozen or so people rallied in support of the former president in front of the Versailles Restaurant in LIttle Havana.
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
Weisselberg and the company had asked a judge to dismiss criminal fraud and tax evasion charged against them.
Legal experts CBS4 spoke with Thursday explain the rarity of search warrants becoming unsealed this quickly, especially in a high-profile matter.
Legal experts CBS4 spoke with Thursday explain the rarity of search warrants becoming unsealed this quickly, especially in a high-profile matter.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weinstein on Thursday's announcement by US Attorney General Merrick Garland on the search at Mar-a-Lago.
Naomi Ruchim reports former President Donald Trump has denied any wrongdoing and calls it a witchhunt.
The White House says President Biden was not aware of the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home beforehand. CBS News Radio's White House correspondent Steven Portnoy joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the response to the search, plus Mr. Biden's signing of the Chips and Science Act to boost semiconductor production.
On Tuesday afternoon, about a dozen Donald Trump supporters gathered outside of Versailles Restaurant in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood.
Here's what you need to know about the legal significance of Monday's search at Mar-a-Lago, which comes as Trump is preparing a potential 2024 presidential run. So, what comes next?
CBS News has learned FBI agents took boxes from Mar-a-Lago during Monday's search.
For a second day demonstrators lined the bridge leading to Mar-a-Lago where the FBI conducted a raid on former President Donald Trump's Florida home Monday.
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidates called out Gov. Ron DeSantis for comments he made after an unprecedented FBI search Monday at the Palm Beach home of former President Donald Trump.
Trump, allies describe search as a weaponization of the criminal justice system
Under the Presidential Records Act, documents sent and received as president must be preserved.
Dan Lieberman said the search was connected to a Justice Dept. investigation into how former President Trump handled White House records.
Nicole Lauren reports the FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House.
