Judge orders DoJ to prepare redacted Trump search affidavit for possible release

Justice department opposed release of document but Florida federal judge said portions of it could be presumptively unsealed'

The justice department must redact the affidavit used to obtain the warrant to search Donald Trump's resort in Florida in such a way not to jeopardize the investigation in case he decides to unseal the document next week, a federal magistrate judge ordered on Thursday.

The surprise order from Judge Bruce Reinhart charted a middle ground between the justice department's motion to oppose unsealing any part of the affidavit, and motions from a coalition of media outlets - and calls from the former president - to release the highly sensitive document.