Thursday, August 18, 2022

Whither the affadavit ruling?



Don Surber connects the dots--- RICO lawsuit filed against Hillary and DNC reason for raid

There's going to be a ruling soon on the affadavit supporting the raid on Mar-a-Lago. The same judge that approved the warrant is going to rule on the affadavit's release. That doesn't look good no matter how you slice it. If the judge denies the release, then the obvious questions arise about that judge. This particular judge is anti-Trump.

There was something this morning in the usual roundup of the news, which was about the genesis of the raid. It came down to another anti-Trumper government official. It was written by Margot Cleveland of The Federalist. She also says today that the affadavit will likely remained sealed. But she says that it will be a hollow victory for Biden and his DOJ.

If that is what the ruling will be, is there any remedy? What I mean is there a compelling public interest in the release of this document, even if it will damage an ongoing investigation? In other words, can this be appealed to the Supreme Court? If it was, then would the Court overturn the decision? Obviously, this is a speculation. It would seem to me that there IS a compelling public interest if there is a reasonable belief that corruption in law enforcement could result in greater harm to the public interest than the one that would result if there was a reasonable belief that Trump committed a crime. But aren't these ticklish questions exactly what a court is for?

There is a lot of mistrust in the public and its institutions right now. To keep this affadavit sealed isn't going to establish trust once again. A view of the affadavit should establish a bit more that may prove or disprove the suspicions that are swirling around. How can a bright light of sunshine be that much harm to the public interest? Wouldn't the public interest be better served if the public could have confidence in the integrity of its public officials?

The link above is about a possible corrupt motive for the raid. There is much talk of a two-tier legal system. There are constitutional issues involved here. It may be time for the Supreme Court to make a ruling on this.

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