China News Service, August 19. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, in order to justify the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump has repeatedly called on the authorities to disclose the contents of the affidavit. On the 18th local time, U.S. District Judge Rhein Hart asked the Justice Department to submit a redacted copy of the affidavit, saying he believed parts of it should be made public.

The Mar-a-Lago search incident has just progressed, and Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of Trump's group, pleaded guilty to 15 charges including tax fraud on the same day.

U.S. District Judge orders affidavit to be filed

　　U.S. District Judge Reinhardt has asked the Justice Department to provide a redacted copy of an affidavit within a week to justify a search warrant on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

He also said parts of the affidavit should be made public.

Data map: Former US President Trump.

　　At the same time, he said, those who dissent have the opportunity to appeal.

This affidavit will remain sealed during any appeal period.

　　In addition, Reinhardt also released more secondary documents containing general information at the hearing that day.

　　The Justice Department, on the other hand, has strongly opposed publicizing the affidavit, saying doing so could compromise its investigation, other investigations, the possibility of future witness cooperation, and the safety of the agents and individuals named in the affidavit.

　　The Justice Department said at the hearing that the redacted affidavit would not leave any substantive information that could be made public, noting that the search itself and the warrants issued last week created a destabilizing situation that led to the FBI (FBI) agents face death threats.

Former Trump Organization exec pleads guilty to tax fraud

　　While Trump was still in the middle of the Mar-a-Lago raid, Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, admitted to being involved in a 15-year tax fraud scheme .

He also pleaded guilty to 15 charges including falsifying business records.

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　　In addition, he agreed to testify at the trial against Trump's real estate company.

According to the plea agreement, he will pay nearly $2 million in back taxes, penalties and interest, and waive any right to appeal, and he will also face five months in prison plus five years of supervised release.

　　The guilty plea puts him at odds with the Trump Organization, where he has worked for 40 years, and his testimony could be damaging if the company goes to trial on related tax charges in October, as planned.

　　Bragg, the District Attorney for Manhattan, New York, said Weisselberg admitted to taking advantage of his position to enrich himself, and that his plea deal linked the Trump Organization to "widespread criminal activity."

　　However, the report noted that if the Trump Organization is found guilty, it could be required to pay back taxes and fines, but no individuals will go to jail.

　　CNN reported that Weisselberg's guilty plea comes as Trump is in a dramatic legal phase.

Last week, Trump, invoking the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution after testifying under oath in a civil investigation by the New York state attorney general, declined to answer questions.